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Informist, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025

 

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--SEA: India Jul oilmeal exports 422,388 tn vs 451,794 tn year ago
--SEA: India Jul soymeal exports 183,553 tn vs 195,162 tn year ago
--SEA: India Jul mustard meal exports 209,128 tn vs 234,507 tn year ago
--SEA: India Jul castor meal exports 28,158 tn vs 22,125 tn year ago
--SEA: India Jul groundnut meal exports 1,549 tn vs nil yr ago
--SEA: India Apr-Jul oilmeal exports 1.52 mln tn vs 1.55 mln tn year ago
--SEA: India Apr-Jul soymeal exports 676,992 tn vs 692,021 tn year ago
--SEA: India Apr-Jul mustard meal exports 740,778 tn vs 758,028 tn year ago
--SEA: India Apr-Jul castor meal exports 85,032 tn vs 100,901 tn year ago
--SEA: India Apr-Jul groundnut meal exports 14,180 tn vs 3,476 tn year ago

 

MUMBAI – India's oilmeal exports in July fell 7% on year to 422,388 tonnes, according to data released by the Solvent Extractors' Association of India Wednesday. Oilmeal exports in Apr-Jul were at 1.52 million tonnes, down over 2% from 1.55 million tonnes in the same period last year.

 

Exports of soymeal in July fell nearly 6% on year to 183,553 tonnes from 195,162 tonnes a year ago. In Apr-Jul, soymeal exports were at 676,992 tonnes, against 692,021 tonnes a year ago.

 

Exports of mustard meal fell nearly 11% on year to 209,128 tonnes in July, from 234,507 tonnes a year ago. In Apr-Jul, mustard meal exports were down at 740,778 tonnes from 758,028 tonnes a year ago.

 

Exports of castor seed meal rose to 28,158 tonnes in July from 22,125 tonnes a year ago, the association said. Exports of groundnut meal rose to 1,549 tonnes in July from nil the previous year. 

 

In Apr-Jul, a total of 377,809 tonnes of oilmeal was exported from the Kandla port, down from 553,919 tonnes a year ago, the association said. Exports from the Mundra port were at 492,727 tonnes, up from 346,775 tonnes in the year-ago period, according to the association. During the same period, exports from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai rose to 266,886 tonnes from 257,843 tonnes a year ago, it said. 

 

In Apr-Jul, India's oilmeal exports to Bangladesh fell nearly 49% on year to 147,510 tonnes from 288,027 tonnes in the corresponding period the previous year, data showed. Exports to South Korea fell nearly 42% on year to 187,416 tonnes, the data showed. Oilmeal exports to Vietnam fell to 75,901 tonnes from 79,945 tonnes a year ago, the data showed. 

 

European nations such as Germany turned out to be a major importer of soymeal from India and imported 135,988 tonnes in Apr-Jul.

 

Buoyed by strong domestic demand for mustard oil--especially the traditional kachi ghani variety--India's crushing activities gained momentum, resulting in higher production of rapeseed meal. This surplus has coincided with a surge in overseas demand, with China emerging as the key growth driver. Between April and July, China imported nearly 277,000 tonnes of Indian rapeseed meal, a dramatic rise from just 12,011 tonnes in the same period last year. The turnaround is largely attributed to India's pricing advantage in global markets.

 

The turnaround is largely attributed to India's pricing advantage in global markets. "As on Aug 14, 2025, India maintained its edge at $195 per tonne against Hamburg Ex-mill price of $236 per tonne," the association said. This price competitiveness, combined with India's logistical proximity to major consuming markets, has reinforced its reputation as a reliable, cost-effective supplier in the global oilmeal trade, it said.

 

There were no rice bran meal exports in July. The government prohibited the export of de-oiled rice bran on Jul. 28, 2023. This initial ban was subsequently extended multiple times, with the most recent extension pushing the prohibition to Sept. 30. The ban is primarily aimed at stabilising domestic prices of cattle feed ingredients.

 

The following table details exports of various oilmeals, in tonnes, in Jun and Apr-Jun, compared with the year-ago numbers, according to the latest data from SEA, and the year-on-year change in percentage terms:

 

Oilmeal	July 2025 (in tn)	July 2024 (in tn)	Change (in %)	Apr-Jul 2025 (in tn)	Apr-Jul 2024 (in tn)	Change (in %)
Soymeal	183,553	195,162	(-)6	676,992	692,021	(-)2.2
Mustard meal	209,128	234,507	(-)11	740,778	758,028	(-)2.3
Groundnut meal	1,549	--	0	14,180	3,476	308
Rice bran meal	--	--	--	--	--	--
Castor meal	28,158	22,125	27	85,032	100,901	(-)15.7
Total	422,388	451,794	(-)6.5	1,516,982	1,554,426	(-)2.4

 

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Reported by Taniva Singha Roy

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

 

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