West Asia conflict: India's soybean meal exports fall 63%India’s soybean meal exports dropped nearly 63% to 60,000 tonnes in March, hit by high domestic prices and disruptions from the West Asia c...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
SOPA seeks 10% hike in edible oil import duty to support farmersThe Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has appealed to the government to increase import duties on edible oils by at least 10% ...
07 Sep, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
SOPA urges delay on soybean stock sale to protect prices ahead of kharif sowingThe Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has urged the Union Agriculture Ministry to further delay the sale of soybean stocks by ...
16 Apr, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
SOPA urges govt to safeguard Indian soybean industry amidst bilateral trade with the USSOPA has requested the government to protect the interests of the Indian soybean industry amid ongoing India-USA trade negotiations. They s...
10 Mar, 2025, 04.40 PM IST
SOPA urges government to delay soybean sales until July 15 to protect farmers from price dropSOPA urges Agriculture Minister to delay soybean sale until after July 15 to prevent a further fall in prices, which could discourage farme...
25 Feb, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
Agritech platform Arya.ag partners with SOPAAs part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), SOPA will receive information, datasets, maps, and data-enriched secure APIs for their su...
08 Aug, 2023, 01.54 PM IST
SOPA opposes poultry industry's demand to extend soyameal import periodThe poultry industry was allowed to import 12 lakh tonnes of genetically modified (GM) soyameal for the first time ever as prices of domest...
29 Nov, 2021, 03.14 PM IST
Soyabean cultivation area 6.5% less than government estimateThe biggest difference in area estimation of the government and Sopa is in Rajasthan where the government estimate of 55.8 lakh hectare is ...
10 Sep, 2021, 09.34 AM IST
SOPA urges NCDEX to increase soybean futures margin to curb excessive speculationA media release issued by SOPA on Monday said "The contract is no longer a price discovery and hedging tool. The soy processing and even th...
26 Jul, 2021, 11.25 PM IST
India's soybean output to surge by over 31.5% : Soybean Processors Association of India“An extensive field survey of soybean crop in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan was undertaken by two teams of SOPA f...
22 Aug, 2020, 12.12 PM IST
SOPA has demanded increase in customs duty on crude soyabean oil duty to 45%Soyabean Processors association of India (SOPA) has opposed reduction in customs duty on edible oils claiming that it will help only the im...
30 Jan, 2020, 04.43 PM IST
SOPA expects 57% in soyabean produciton; plans to increase exports by five timesA delegation of SOPA, with support from the central government, had recently toured four countries to get market for India's soya meal.
07 Oct, 2016, 06.00 PM IST
SOPA to send five-member delegation to promote soybean export to Asian nationsThe SOPA delegation will be led by its chairman Davish Jain and will be visiting five countries—Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia a...
17 Sep, 2016, 02.17 PM IST
- Soyabean production revised downward by 6.21%: SOPA
Industry body Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) revised the soyabean production estimates for 2015-16 downwards by 6.21% in it...
30 Apr, 2016, 06.48 PM IST
SOPA pitches for 30% hike in import duty on edible oilsIndustry body SOPA has requested the Government to increase the customs duty on crude and refined edible oils by another 30 per cent, a ste...
18 Aug, 2015, 06.09 PM IST
Second estimate of soyabean production down to 122.34 lakh tonnes from 129.83 lakh tonnesDue to excess rains during kharif season, soyabean yield has been affected badly. SOPA placed the second estimates for soybean output in In...
28 Oct, 2013, 04.10 PM IST
- SOPA: Why is the Internet World Against It?
Several prominent websites like Wikipedia, Reddit and Wired went 'dark' on Wednesday to protest SOPA. Let's know what it is and how will it...
20 Jan, 2012, 07.01 AM IST