The state-run MMTC has invited bids for the import of 6,000 tonnes of RBD palmolein oil, to be delivered by the end of this month.
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MMTC has specified that RBD palmolein should be sourced from either Malaysia or Indonesia. The shipment should reach Kakinada port, Andhra Pradesh, by June 30.
India is the world's largest importer of vegetable oil.
According to trade data, the country imported 6,76,127 tonnes of RBD palmolein in the first half of the current oil year, starting November 2009.