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Oilseed crushing to be 15-20% lower this year

15 Dec 2014 Evaluate

Oilseed crushing in this oil year (November to October) is expected to be lower than last year by 15-20% due to higher imports of edible oil as it is cheaper overseas and also on lower arrivals of soybean in spot markets. Only 40% of the total crushing capacity in India is being used due to pricing disparity. Last year, 33 million tonnes of oilseeds were crushed domestically.  The disparity in crushing currently stands at $40 to $50 a tonne, which is not viable for a crusher. Also, the margins have decreased and it has been negligible for the past two years, which has had a negative impact.

Crude palm oil is currently being imported at $650 a tonne and crude soybean oil at $840 a tonne. Indian prices of RBD palm oil price on Kandla port is currently at Rs 55,000 a tonne. Last oil year, edible oil imports stood at 11.8 million tonnes, which was record imports and this year it is expected to go up to 12.3 million tonnes, which will also be at an all-time high. Domestic consumption of edible oil is rising by 2-3% every year. This year, around 700,000-700,500 tonnes of soybean is expected to be crushed compared to 1.1-1.2 million tonnes last year. Usually this time of the year, around 60% of edible seeds is crushed but this year it is lower.

The sector has asked the government to raise the import duty on crude palm oil to make the refining and fats business viable. Owing to a five per cent difference between crude and refined oil, the edible oil business has suffered immensely. Since the edible oil crushing and refining business offers disparity, large players are focusing on value-added segment, where business potential is quite high. Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has asked the government to raise import duty on crude vegetable oil to 5% from 2.5% currently and refined oil to 15% from 7.5%.

 

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