India’s imports of palm oil in February fell 30% from January to their lowest level in 8 months as refiners decided to reduce their inventories as inventories grew as a result of excessive imports in October-January, five dealers told Reuters on Thursday. The price of palm oil produced in Malaysia could be affected by India’s…
With effect for the 2023–24 fiscal year, the Union Commerce Ministry has discontinued duty-free imports of soyabean oil under the tariff rate quota (TRQ) regime. Sunflower oil imports, however, will continue to be duty-free under the TRQ system. According to the notification, imports of soyabean oil are still permitted under the TRQ till June 30….
The first month of the oil year 2022–2023 saw an increase in imports of 34.24 percent (November to October). Data from India’s Solvent Extractors’ Association show that edible oil imports rose to 15.28 lt in November 2022–23 from 11.38 lakh tonnes (lt) in November 2021–22. (SEA). India imported 9.31 lt of CPO in November, up…
The cost of importing edible oil into the nation increased by 118 percent from the 2019–20 oil season to the 2021–22 oil season (November–October). According to information provided by the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA), the value of imported edible oil increased by 34% from the season of 2020–21 to 2021–22, reaching $1.56 lakh…
The amount of palm oil imported into India in September increased to its highest level in a year, thanks to strong demand for the tropical oil ahead of the festival season and a significant price discount over other oils, according to six dealers on Tuesday. The benchmark Malaysian palm oil prices, which have almost halved…
The food ministry announced on Sunday that until March 2023, certain edible oils are subject to preferential import taxes. In order to increase domestic supply and manage retail prices, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) made this decision on August 31, 2022. The CBIC’s decision to extend the current reduced import taxes…
The government should aim to increase domestic edible oil production to meet the roughly 0.7 million tonnes (MT) incremental increase in demand each year in order to reduce rising edible oil imports, which are threatening to put pressure on the current account, said Atul Chaturvedi, President of the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA), on…
To control the spike in future prices, the central government has extended concessional duties on edible oil imports by six months to March 31, 2023. At present, crude palm, soybean, and sunflower oils imports attract only the 5% agri infra cess and a 10% education cess upon it, meaning a total tax incidence of 5.5%. Basic…
The Central government is aiming at reducing import dependence on palm oil by 25 to 30% through the production of 2.8 million tonne (MT) of oil by 2030 under the National Edible Oil Mission. Currently, around 0.35 million hectare (MH) is under palm plantation. Under the mission launched last year, an additional area of 0.65…
Edible oil manufacturers, including Adani Wilmar, Emami Agrotech, and Ruchi Soya, on Thursday, “In principle agreed to cut prices further” in a meeting with the food ministry officials here, sources said. Landed prices of these items have seen a steady fall in recent weeks. Since May, the global price of palm oil has been declining after Indonesia,…
