Wholesale Cooking Oil Suppliers in the USA

US wholesale cooking oil market: supply sources and regulatory requirements

The United States is the world's second-largest edible vegetable oil market by volume. Soybean oil is the dominant oil, representing approximately 40–45% of total US cooking oil consumption, largely supplied domestically from Midwest processing facilities (Illinois, Iowa, Indiana) and by major crushers (ADM, Cargill, Bunge, CHS). Canola oil is the second most commonly used oil, predominantly imported from Canada (primarily through the inland grain trade at Great Lakes terminals and Pacific Northwest ports) with supplemental domestic production. Palm oil is imported mainly from Indonesia and Malaysia via Gulf Coast ports (Houston, New Orleans) and East Coast terminals. Sunflower oil is imported from Ukraine/Russia (Black Sea origins), with some domestic production in North Dakota and South Dakota. All food-grade cooking oils entering or manufactured in the USA must comply with FDA 21 CFR Part 110 (cGMP) and, for imported food, FDA FSMA Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) requirements. The importing US entity is responsible for verifying that foreign suppliers meet US food safety standards equivalent to FSMA Preventive Controls. For organic oils, USDA National Organic Program (NOP) certification is required.