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April soyameal exports up 11% y-o-y

However, shipments were down 5.4% for the Oct 2011-April 2012 period

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Soyameal exports rose by 10.7% in April this year at 336,000 tonnes as against 303,000 tonnes in the same month last year, according to industry data released today.

However, exports have fallen 5.43% during the October 2011 to April 2012 period at 3.12 million tonnes against 3.3 million tonnes in the corresponding period of the 2010-11 marketing year (October-September), Indore-based Soyabean Processors' Association of India (SOPA) said in a statement.

Japan, Iran, Korea and Vietnam were the major importers of Indian soyameal, which is generally used as animal feed.

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First Published: May 09 2012 | 1:53 PM IST

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