India’s oil meal exports fell 12.39% to 39.33 lakh tonnes during April-February 2024-25, primarily due to declining demand for rapeseed meals and an oversupply of soybean meal globally. Rapeseed meal exports dropped 17.53%, while castor seed meal exports fell 21.44%. The de-oiled rice bran export ban since August 2023 further impacted domestic prices. Soybean meal…
India’s oil meal exports fell by 9.34% in April-January 2024-25, reaching 36.03 lakh tonnes, compared to 39.74 lt in the previous fiscal. The decline was mainly due to a sharp drop in rapeseed meal exports, which fell from 18.95 lt to 15.42 lt, and castor seed meal exports, which declined from 3.27 lt to 2.58…
India’s oil meals export experienced a 7.15% decline in the first eight months of 2024-25, reaching 27.51 lakh tonnes compared to 29.64 lakh tonnes in the same period last year. This decline is primarily due to reduced rapeseed and castor seed meal exports and intensified competition from global soybean meal markets. Major importers include South…
The 2024/25 US oilseed production forecast is 131.2 million tons, slightly higher due to higher cottonseed production. Soybean supply and usage projections remain stable, while soybean oil production rises due to a higher extraction rate. Export projections for soybean oil are raised by 500 million pounds, reaching 1.1 billion pounds, supported by strong export commitments….
Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) on Wednesday pressured the Central government not to allow the import of genetically modified (GM) soybean meal declaring that it will adversely impact the local processors and farmers since the country does not allow farming of GM food crops. SOPA Chairman Davish Jain said, “We understand that the poultry…
