The year of 2025 was one of uncertainty for the US vegetable oil market, with unresolved federal biofuel and tax policies sparking major shifts in supply and demand.

Ukraine exported 420,200 tonnes of sunflower oil in December 2025, up 3% from 409,300 tonnes in November, according to preliminary customs-based data compiled by the Ukroliyaprom Association.

Fastmarkets has corrected its AG-SYB-0078 Crush Margin China Soy (Brazil) M1 Yuan/mt and AG-SYB-0079 Crush Margin China Soy (US Gulf) M1 Yuan/mt, which had all forward curve months published incorrectly in February, and between April and September.

Fastmarkets has corrected its AG-SYB-0082 Crush Margin US Soy M1 c$/bu price, which had all forward curve months published incorrectly in the month of April 2025 and M2 published incorrectly in October 2025.

Soybean futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) rose on Friday November 28 in a holiday-shortened session due to Thanksgiving.

Fastmarkets’ weekly recap of the main movements in global cash markets.

The publication of several of Fastmarkets’ soybean and corn prices for November 10, 2025, were delayed because of a third party data feed error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

China’s state-owned buyer purchased up to three soybean cargoes from the US this week at prices above Brazilian offers, marking the first deals for the autumn harvest, several market sources in China said on Wednesday October 29.

In this thought leadership piece, Fastmarkets explores the growing importance of domestic soyoil prices, the inefficiencies of the current biodiesel pricing model, and why adopting domestic benchmarks is essential for a more accurate and transparent market.

Soybean futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were unchanged on Wednesday October 15 amid positive data on US soybean demand, although concerns over the US-China trade war persisted.