Impact of Imported Organic Soybean Meal on U.S. Market

Global organic farmland reached approximately 96.4 million hectares in 2022 across 188 countries and 4.5 million producers, with land concentrated in Australia and farmer numbers led by India (over 1.5 million), so organic meal supply remains sensitive to a few key origins. U.S. organic soybean acreage has grown at an 18.1 percent CAGR, marking organic soybeans as a core driver of domestic organic field-crop expansion and a rising base for meal crush if certification and relative returns hold. Organic soybean meal demand is anchored in poultry and dairy rations where NOP rules limit substitute