India's edible oil imports rise 12% to 10,98,475 tonnes in February: SEA

16 Mar 2023 Evaluate

The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) in its report has stated that India's edible oil imports rose 12 per cent year-on-year in February 2023 to 10,98,475 tonnes from 9,83,608 tonnes in the year-ago period on higher imports of crude palm oil. Imports of non-edible oil fell to 16,006 tonnes in February from 36,389 tonnes in the same month last year. Total imports of vegetable oils (edible oils and non-edible oils) went up 9 per cent to 11,14,481 tonnes in February this year from 10,19,997 tonnes a year ago.

During November 2022 to February 2023 period, imports of edible oils rose to 58,44,765 tonnes from 45,91,220 tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous oil marketing year. Oil marketing year runs from November to October. Imports of non-edible oils fell to 43,135 tonnes in the first four months of 2022-23 oil year from 99,938 tonnes in the year-ago period. Total imports of vegetable oils rose 26 per cent to 5,887,900 tonnes during November 2022-February 2023 period from 46,91,158 tonnes in the previous year.

India imports palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia, while soyabean oil comes from Argentina and Brazil. SEA expressed concern over the sharp increase in import of RBD (refined) palmolein in the first four months of current oil year at 8.20 lakh tonnes, nearly 22.5 per cent of total palm oil import. The industry body said that the duty difference between CPO (crude palm oil) and refined palmolein/palm oil needs to be increased from the current 7.5 per cent to at least 15 per cent, by imposing additional 7.5 per cent agriculture cess on RBD Palmolein.

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