India imports 10,000 tonne of soyameal from Ukraine

04 Apr 2016 Evaluate

Three poultry aggregators from south have imported a total quantity of 10,000 tonne soyameal with 48% protein content from Ukraine. The country which has been a traditional exporter of soyameal, had to import the commodity after many years as two back-to-back droughts have depleted production and deteriorated its quality. Soyameal is the third commodity that India had to import after wheat and maize.

The imported soyameal is cheaper than the domestic produce by 7.8% despite import duty of 15%. The cost of domestic soyameal in Coimbtore, including transportation cost from Nagpur is Rs 41,000 per tonne while the landed cost of imported soyameal including the import duty is Rs 38,000 per tonne.

According to industry body Solvent Extractors Association of India, India’s soyameal exports have declined by 52% during the April 2015 to February 2016 period due to very high prices of domestic soyameal when compared with international prices.



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