Livestock industry demands 1.5 million tonnes soymeal imports amid price surgeIndia's livestock sector faces rising feed costs. Farmers are urging the government to permit soybean meal imports. Domestic prices have su...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
BRICS and the new geography of agri-tradeIndia’s BRICS chairship in 2026 comes as agricultural trade faces new challenges beyond tariffs, including climate shocks, food-price volat...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Wilmar International chief says India must target 60% self-sufficiency in edible oilsIndia needs to produce more edible oils domestically. Kuok Khoon Hong, chairman of Wilmar International, suggests aiming for 50-60% self-su...
26 May, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
Govt examining possibility to introduce standard packaging for cooking oilThe Department of Consumer Affairs is looking into standard pack sizes for cooking oils. Industry bodies raised concerns about many differe...
25 May, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
India can't afford rising import dependence on edible oil: Industry body SEA on PM appealThe Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce edible oil consumption, saying lo...
11 May, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
Costlier palm, soy oils push Indian consumers towards mustard oilIndia sees a shift towards mustard oil. Rising global prices of palm and soybean oils, influenced by the West Asia conflict and biofuel dem...
08 May, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Edible oil imports in March rise 12% to 11.73 lakh tonne: SEAIndia's edible oil imports saw a 12 percent jump in March. This increase was driven by more crude palm oil shipments. However, future impor...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
As govt plans to buy soyabean at MSP, industry demands increase in import duties of cooking oilsThe central government will procure soyabean at Minimum Support Price in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana to support farmers. Meanwhil...
10 Sep, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
India’s SEA sign MoU with Brazil’s ABIOVE for soyabean oil importsIndia is the largest Importer of edible oils in the world and imports nearly 15-16 million tonnes of Various Edible Oils including 3.5 to 4...
06 Nov, 2023, 06.00 PM IST
Edible oil industry divided over import policySEA has claimed that putting quantitative restrictions will lead to flooding of the palm oil imports into the country.
31 Jul, 2020, 06.27 PM IST
In a first, sunflower oil price slips below soya'sSunflower oil accounts for about 9-10% of the total edible oil consumption of India. More than 90% of the sunflower oil requirement is met ...
23 Dec, 2016, 09.01 AM IST
More premium sunflower oil now becomes cheaper than soyabean oil"This is uncommon. Sunflower oil has always been more expensive than the soyabean oil," said Davish Jain, president, Soyabean Processors As...
22 Dec, 2016, 08.12 PM IST
Soyabean oil edges up on retailers demandSoyabean oil prices firmed up by Rs 50 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on mild demand from retailers.
21 Oct, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
Soyabean oil down facing low demandTraders said sluggish demand from retailers against adequate stocks position mainly led to decline in soyabean oil prices.
01 Aug, 2015, 02.59 PM IST
Palmolein, soyabean oils remain weak on sluggish demandTraders said besides sluggish demand, a weak global trend mainly led to decline in palmolein and soyabean oil prices.
07 Nov, 2013, 02.38 PM IST
- Consumers find ways to beat vegetable oil prices
Rising prices of cooking oils has forced the consumers to either reduce their consumption or opt for less costly oil.
17 Feb, 2008, 11.53 AM IST
- As palm oil rises, importers may shift to soyabean
India may consider cutting down its crude palm oil imports from Malaysia marginally and substituting it with soyabean oil if prevailing hig...
06 Apr, 2007, 03.49 AM IST