Fats & Oils Market by Type (Vegetable Oils (Palm, Soybean, Rapeseed, Sunflower, and Olive), Fats (Butter, Tallow, and Lard)), Application (Food and Industrial), Source (Vegetables and Animals), Form, and Region - Global Forecast to 2026

Northbrook, IL 60062 -- (SBWire) -- 04/14/2022 --The global fats and oils market size was valued at USD 236.7 billion in 2021; it is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.8% to reach USD 285.2 billion by 2026. The fats & oils market has a promising growth potential due to a plethora of factors, including the rising awareness to use healthier alternatives such vegetable-derived oils among the consumers, increasing health concerns about traditional fats, and increased consumption of processed and baked food items.

Apart from food industry, vegetable fats and oils are also increasingly used for industrial applications, such as soaps, detergents, paints, oleochemicals, the major one of them being biodiesel.

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On the basis of type, the vegetable oil is projected to be the largest segment during the forecast period

The health benefits, easy availability, and cost-effectiveness are some of the factors that has driven the market for fats & oils. Within vegetable oils, the palm oil segment has dominated the market, as it is easily available and is relatively more stable than other oils.

On the basis of source, vegetable segment is expected to retain its dominance in the foreseeable period

Vegetable oils from sunflower, rapeseed, soybean, palm, cottonseed, and coconut are highly used in food applications which has driven the market for vegetable-sourced oils. The qualities associated with vegetable oils such as low-fat, low-cholesterol, and low-calories content are registering growth in the segment. Also, the variety of use of vegetable oils in food as well as other industries such as pleo-chemical industries, animal feed, and energy & biomass industry has also driven the market for vegetable oils.

On the basis of form, liquid oils are projected to witness the highest growth in the market

The liquid form of fats & oils is forecasted to dominate the market. However, the physical characteristics of fats and oils depends upon a lot of factors such as degree of unsaturation, the length of the parent carbon chain, the isomeric forms of the fatty acids, molecular configuration, and processing variables, but it is believed that the liquid oils are more unsaturated and are hence more preferred by the consumers.

Asia Pacific is projected to be the fastest-growing region in the fats & oils market.

The Asia Pacific region is projected to be the fastest-growing market for fats & oils. The region is home to two important palm and palm kernel oil-producing countries namely Malaysia, and Indonesia: and two major fats & oils consuming countries namely China, and India. This is one of the significant factor which ensures that Asia pacific region is the largest as well as the fastest-growing market in fats & oils.

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Key global market players offer wide range of fats & oils products in the retail chain. While prominent palm oil producing companies are present in Asia pacific region. The soybean oil producing companies capture the North American market. The key companies in the fats and oils market are Associated British Foods PLC (UK), Archer Daniels Midland Company (US), Bunge Limited (US), Wilmar International Limited (Singapore). Various strategies, such as expansions, mergers & acquisitions, and new product launches, were adopted by the key companies to remain competitive in the fats & oils market.

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