Soymeal producers see improving demand for meal from poultry sector
Soymeal processors are witnessing an improvement in demand from poultry feed makers, even as concerns remain over the rising use of cheaper Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS), a by-product of grain-based ethanol.
Soymeal offtake from the feed sector is improving as the poultry sector is doing well. However, concerns over the increasing use of DDGS remain,” said DN Pathak, Executive Director, SOPA.
Per the latest supply demand estimates released by Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), offtake of meal in December stood at 5 lakh tonnes (lt), unchanged from the previous month. During the October-December period of the 2025-26 oil year, offtake from the feed segment was a tad lower at 16 lt compared with 17 lt in the corresponding period last year.
Demand from the food segment was also marginally down at 2.05 lt during October-December 2025 against 2.10 lt a year ago.
Production of the meal during the period was lower at 23.67 lt ( 24.07 lt). Market arrivals of soybean during the period stood lower at 43 lt (46 lt) . Crushing was a tad lower at 30 lt (30.5 lt). Soymeal stocks at the end of December were estimated at 1.73 lt. Similarly, soybean stocks at the end of December were estimated at 66.53 lt.
The exports of soymeal during October-December period of 2025-26 oil year were a tad lower at 5.07 lt ( 5.18 lt). European buyers led the demand, with France and Germany importing 81,728 tonnes and 65,201 tonnes, respectively. Bangladesh ( 60,758 tonnes), followed by Nepal (58,872 tonnes) and the United Arab Emirates (41,029 tonnes) were the other large buyers of Indian soymeal during the period.
SOPA has estimated production of soybean for the 2025-26 oil year at 105.36 lakh tonnes.
Published on January 13, 2026
