Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has said that India's export of castor oil declined 19.30% to 41,339 metric tonnes (MT) (Provisional) in the month of December 2024 as compared to 51,227 MT (Provisional) in the same month last year. In the value terms, India exported castor oil worth Rs 556.50 crore in December 2024 as against Rs 623.89 crore in December 2023, i.e. down by 10.80%.
In the month of November 2024, castor oil export stood at 38,196 MT while its value stood at Rs 522.04 crore. According to SEA data, in twelve months of 2024 (January to December) export of castor oil stood at 684,590 MT, while in value terms, it was registered at Rs 8461.20 crore in January to December 2024 period.
India is the largest producer of castor seed in the world and Gujarat is the largest in India. Castor oil is an important ingredient for the global specialty chemical industry as it is the only commercial source of hydroxylate fatty acid.
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