India's import of edible oils grows by 39.31% to 13.11 lakh tonnes in June: SEA

17 Jul 2023 Evaluate

Industry body Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has said that India's import of edible oils grew by 39.31 per cent in June to 13.11 lakh tonnes compared to the same month last year due to increased demand. Edible oil imports in June 2022 stood at 9.41 lakh tonnes. 

The overall imports of vegetable oils (edible and non-edible) grew by 32.59 per cent to 13.14 lakh tonnes in June compared to 9.91 lakh tonnes in the corresponding month last year. The imports consisted of 2,900 tonnes of non-edible oils which are mainly imported by soap and oleo-chemical industries. 

With a sharp reduction in domestic prices of edible oils, demand has returned which is evident from the rising import in spite of better domestic availability. The import of crude palm oil recovered to 4.66 lakh tonnes in June. The import of RBD Palmolien jumped to 2.17 lakh tonnes. Imports of sunflower oil stood at to 1.90 lakh tonnes.

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