Argentina Soyoil Trades at Decade Low to US on Harvest, Biofuels

Soybean oil processing.
Photographer: Rory Doyle/Bloomberg

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By Jonathan Gilbert and Anuradha Raghu

May 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM UTC

Lea en español

Soybean oil from Argentina, the world’s biggest exporter, is trading at the cheapest in at least a decade relative to rival supplies out of the US, as the harvest on the Pampas crop belt hits full stride and after Washington increased biofuel blending mandates.