India's palm oil imports dip 4.8% in 2021/22, soyoil overseas buying up 45%

The country's palm oil imports in the marketing year ended on Oct. 31 fell to 7.9 million tonnes

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India's palm oil imports in 2021/22 fell 4.8% from a year ago as the overseas buying of soyoil jumped 45.3% to a record high after Indonesia restricted shipments of the tropical oil
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1 min read Last Updated : Nov 14 2022 | 4:10 PM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's palm oil imports in 2021/22 fell 4.8% from a year ago as the overseas buying of soyoil jumped 45.3% to a record high after Indonesia restricted shipments of the tropical oil, a leading trade body said on Monday.

The country's palm oil imports in the marketing year ended on Oct. 31 fell to 7.9 million tonnes from 8.3 million tonnes a year ago, Mumbai-based Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said in a statement.

 

(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav and Arpan Varghese; Editing by Louise Heavens)

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First Published: Nov 14 2022 | 4:10 PM IST

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