India's vegetable oil buyers step back, betting Iran war-driven rally will easeIndian vegetable oil refiners are reducing palm oil, soyoil, and sunflower oil purchases, anticipating an end to the Iran war-driven price ...
24 Mar, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
Consumption hit as kitchens feel the heat of LPG shortageIndia's culinary landscape is feeling the pressure as a lack of LPG supplies disrupts the food industry. Establishments like hotels and bus...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Govt asks companies to cut cooking oil pricesHowever, industry executives said there is little scope for an immediate reduction in prices. Industry executives said a reduction in retai...
23 Jan, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
India's November palm oil imports jump 22% on lower pricesIndia's palm oil imports surged 22% in November, reaching 867,000 metric tons, the highest in three months. The increase is attributed to s...
04 Dec, 2023, 01.37 PM IST
'India's edible oil imports likely to fall 6% in 2023-24'India's vegetable oil imports are expected to decrease by 6% in the new marketing year, starting in November, due to higher carryover stock...
27 Sep, 2023, 04.49 PM IST
India's March palm oil imports jump on discountsThe rise in palm oil imports by India, the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils, could help Malaysia lower its stocks and support pal...
05 Apr, 2023, 01.04 PM IST
Sunflower oil may cool as supply from Ukraine resumesEdible oil traders said these consignments will reach India by Dussehra (October 5), thus ensuring ample supply of sunflower oil during the...
26 Aug, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
India's March palm oil imports jump as Ukraine sunflower oil supply ceasesA poor soyoil crop in South America, meanwhile has limited India's ability to rely on that edible oil as a substitute for Ukrainian sunflow...
04 Apr, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
Palm oil jumps 3% to one-week high on lower stocks forecastInvestors are also awaiting Malaysian Palm Oil Board data and early December export data from cargo surveyors, both due on Friday.
07 Dec, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Duty cut lifts India's palm oil imports in Sept to a record 1.4 mn tonnesIndia lifted restrictions on imports of refined palm oil and slashed base import taxes on palm oil, soyoil and sunflower oil in recent mont...
01 Oct, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Prices of cooking oils are set to fall this month: Industry executivesIn the wholesale market, prices of all kinds of cooking oils have fallen 15% in the past fortnight to one month. Consumers at the retail en...
16 Jun, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
Oilseed exports gain, but prices rise on Re diveTrade sources said edible oil prices would not have gone up had the rupee remained stable.
21 Sep, 2018, 06.48 AM IST
Less production makes potato costlier by 20%While cooking oil prices have dropped 6% in the past fortnight, potato has become costlier by 20%.
17 May, 2016, 03.09 AM IST
Investors long on edible oil, hope for a reboundMarket does not expect a drastic fall in the near future; rains in north, central India raise prospects for mustard crop.
26 Jan, 2016, 02.31 AM IST
Sunflower Oil too Expensive? Try Soya Oil InsteadProduction of nine oilseeds during 2014-15 in India is estimated at 29.8 million tonne, as per the second advance estimates of the governme...
25 Mar, 2015, 10.19 AM IST
Rupee's gain over the past week helps curtail edible oil pricesStrengthening of rupee over the last week has effectively checked a hike in edible oil prices post Ganpati festival.
17 Sep, 2013, 08.05 AM IST
Edible oil to cost more as palm oil hits 9 month highBranded cooking oil prices will rise the fourth time in five months after palm oil prices hit a nine-month high.
12 Mar, 2012, 12.01 PM IST