the most popular vegetable oil in the US; today it is second only to palm oil. In 2018-2019, world production was at 57.4 MT with the leading producers including China (16.6 MT), US (10.9 MT), Argentina (8.4 MT), Brazil (8.2 MT), and EU (3.2 MT).

The early 20th century also saw the start of the use of vegetable oil as a fuel