Ban on exports of edible oils extended by one year

29 Sep 2011 Evaluate

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has extended the restriction on exports of edible oils by one more year till September 2012. However, the ministry has allowed exports of edible oil in branded consumer packs with an upper limit of 10,000 tonnes.  The commerce ministry notification said, 'Now the ban on export of edible oil is extended up to September 30, 2012'.

The ban on exports of edible was originally for one year with effect from march 17, 2008, however, government extended the ban on exports from time to time and the ban was about to end on September 30, 2011. Meanwhile, the government permitted exports if edible oil in branded consumer packs with upper limit of 10,000 tonnes from November 1, 2011 to October 31, 2012. According to the notification of 2008, the export of fish oil continues to be free.

In 2010-11 crop year ending June, country produced record 31.10 million tonne oilseed. As per the fourth advance estimates made by the Ministry of Agriculture, India is estimated to have harvested a record 12.66 million (MT) of soyabean, 7.54 MT of groundnut and 7.67 Mt of rapeseed and mustard.
    
The production of oilseeds had cross the third estimates at 30.25 MT which was a record. As per the experts the leap in oilseeds production is bound to reduce the India’s import of the vegetable oil by about 1 million tonne.   

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