Soy meal is the world's most important vegetable protein feed source accounting for nearly 65 % of world protein feed demand. About 98 percent of soy meal is used as an animal feed ingredient, with the remainder used in human foods such as bakery ingredients and meat substitutes. Soybeans on crushing and solvent extraction yield soy oil at 18% recovery and soy meal. About 85% of the global production is crushed.

Soy meal is the world's most important vegetable protein feed source accounting for nearly 65 % of world protein feed demand. About 98 percent of soy meal is used as an animal feed ingredient, with the remainder used in human foods such as bakery ingredients and meat substitutes. Soybeans on crushing and solvent extraction yield soy oil at 18% recovery and soy meal. About 85% of the global production is crushed.