# High Oleic Soybean Oil Popularity Sprouting Around the World | United Soybean Board

> The United Soybean Board reports growing international interest in high oleic soybean oil, including a South Korean food company's limited launch and Costa Rican imports for foodservice use. South Korea is the largest US soybean oil export market.

- Date: 2020-02-21 · published 2020-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54690-high-oleic-soybean-oil-popularity-sprouting-around-the-world-united-soybean
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Demand growth for specialty high oleic oil is a modest positive for US soybean oil exports, but the volumes described are small and unlikely to move commodity prices materially.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2021-01-21 | [World exports of soybean oil fell by 45%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49248-world-exports-of-soybean-oil-fell-by-45.md) | +2.8% | +10.0% |
| SBO | 2023-11-15 | [Lentils, soybean oil being purchased for OMS \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33498-lentils-soybean-oil-being-purchased-for-oms-the-daily-star.md) | +2.5% | -2.7% |
| SBO | 2018-02-12 | [United States Boosts Share in South Korea’s Soybean Oil Market - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66591-united-states-boosts-share-in-south-korea-s-soybean-oil-market-u-s-soybean.md) | -1.3% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2026-09-09 | [Biofuel demand drives higher US soybean oil imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17545-biofuel-demand-drives-higher-us-soybean-oil-imports.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| SBO | 2021-10-28 | [What The Inverted Market Means if You’re Buying Argentina Soybean Right Now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44398-what-the-inverted-market-means-if-you-re-buying-argentina-soybean-right-now.md) | -1.6% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- unitedsoybean.org: https://unitedsoybean.org/hopper/high-oleic-soybean-oil-popularity-sprouting-around-the-world/

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