Vietnam is expanding its soybean crushing capacity, with soybean imports rising to 4 million tonnes.
2026/10/13
Vietnam continues to rapidly expand its soybean crushing capacity, driving soybean imports to a record high. According to the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service ( FAS USDA )’s data shows that Vietnam is in 2025/26 Annual imports have been made. 380 Ten thousand tons of soybeans, compared with last year’s… 260 It has increased by ten thousand tons. 46%。
According to the grain and oil industry and the U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) latest developments: Vietnam has recently commissioned two major, state-of-the-art soybean crushing production lines—one in the south and one in the north.
Southern Mega-Project: Global grain and oilseed giant Bunge ( Bunge ) and Singapore’s Wilmar International ( Wilmar ) A joint venture in Vietnam VAL (Vietnam Agricultural Enterprises Co., Ltd.), has invested heavily in the Phu My Industrial Zone in Ho Chi Minh City… 1 US$ billion, officially commissioning its second state-of-the-art soybean crushing line. The plant’s total daily crushing capacity has thus increased to per day. 7,800 tons (annual soybean processing) 260 (10,000 tons), thereby becoming the largest single‑site soybean crushing facility in all of Southeast Asia.
Northern Dragon Head Phase II Project: A Vietnamese Indigenous Agricultural Giant Dabaco (Badao Gao) Group Investment 1.15 The second-phase expansion of the billion-dollar vegetable oil refinery in Bac Ninh Province has been successfully completed, bringing its soybean crushing capacity to per day. 1,500 tons, fully reinvesting in its domestic “feed” sector - Farm - The “entire industrial chain” of food.
Whether in the south VAL Still in the north. Dabaco , its core leaching and refining line has entirely adopted Disimei ( Desmet ) the process technologies, including nano-refining and zero-impact leaching technologies ( Zero Influence ).
Expected 2026/27 Vietnam’s annual soybean imports will further increase to 400 Ten thousand tons. The primary driver is the commissioning of new crushing capacity in both southern and northern Vietnam.
Soybean crushing volume also hit a record high. It is expected that… 2025/26 The annual crushing volume will reach 300 Ten thousand tons; this season, it is expected to increase to 320 Ten thousand tons. Demand for soybean meal from the livestock and aquaculture sectors, along with domestic consumption and soybean oil exports, has all supported overall soybean demand.
Domestic soybean production in Vietnam remains very limited. It is expected that… 2025/26 Annual output is only 4.1 Ten thousand tons, or even lower than 2022/23 Annual 4.8 Ten thousand tons. Consequently, the expansion of the oil-extraction industry relies almost entirely on imported raw materials.
Vietnam’s expanding crushing capacity is making it an increasingly important buyer of soybean meal in Asia. Further growth in import demand could intensify supply competition in the regional market, particularly among countries that specialize in soybean meal exports.
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