EU remains the leading global rapeseed oil producer and consumer

Unable to meet its demand entirely from domestic production and therefore reliant on imports, China followed in second place, the 17 December report said.

According to USDA estimates, global rapeseed oil output in the 2025/26 crop year totalled approximately 35.1M tonnes, an increase of around 1.4M tonnes compared with the previous season.

The EU was the largest consumer at just under 10.1M tonnes, followed by China at 9.9M tonnes and India at 4.1M tonnes.

The USA was the largest rapeseed oil importer with imports totalling 3M tonnes, partly for biofuel production.

While EU member states were virtually self-sufficient, China needed to import 2.2M tonnes.

While the USA had settled its trade dispute with Canada, the largest global rapeseed oil exporter, China’s trade conflict with Canada continued, the report said.

In March 2025, China imposed import duties of 100% on Canadian rapeseed oil imports in response to duties Canada had imposed on imports of electric vehicles from China in the summer of 2024.

As a result, China has had to import rapeseed oil from other countries, which had led to “appreciable changes” in trade flows, the report said.

Tags: rapeseed oil, EU