Govt extends stock limits on edible oils, oilseeds till December 2022

01 Apr 2022 Evaluate

In order to check the soaring prices of the commodities due to the current global geopolitical situation, the government has extended stock limits on edible oils and oilseeds till December this year. The order in this regard will come into effect from April 1. In October 2021, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs had imposed stock limits till March 2022, and left the decision to states to decide whether the stock limits should be based on the availability and consumption pattern.

According to the fresh order, the stock limit for edible oils will be 30 quintals for retailers, 500 quintals for wholesalers, 30 quintals for retail outlets of bulk consumers i.e. big chain retailers and shops and 1,000 quintals for its depots. Processors of edible oils can stock up to 90 days of their storage/production capacities. For oilseeds, the stock limit will be 100 quintals for retailers and 2,000 quintals for wholesalers. Processors of oilseeds will be allowed to stock 90 days' production of edible oils as per daily input production capacity. Exporters and importers have been kept outside the purview of this order with some caveats.

The above measure is expected to curtail any unfair practices like hoarding, black marketing, etc. in the market, and would help in controlling the prices of edible oils and also ensuring that maximum benefit of the duty reduction is passed on to the end consumers. Six states -- Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Bihar -- which had issued their own control order in pursuance of the central government's order have also been brought under the purview of the latest order.

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