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Informist, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026

 

--SEA: India Dec oilmeal exports 240,900 tn vs 398,731 tn year ago 

--SEA: India Dec soymeal exports 114,697 tn vs 278,413 tn year ago 

--SEA: India Dec mustard meal exports 71,452 tn vs 88,746 tn year ago 

--SEA: India Dec castor meal exports 21,904 tn vs 28,452 tn year ago 

--SEA: India Dec rice bran meal exports 31,237 tn vs 70 tn year ago 

--SEA: India Dec groundnut meal exports 1,609 tn vs 3,050 tn year ago 

--SEA: India Apr-Dec oilmeal exports 2.98 mln tn vs 3.15 mln tn year ago 

--SEA: India Apr-Dec soymeal exports 1.25 mln tn vs 1.49 mln tn year ago 

--SEA: India Apr-Dec mustard meal exports 1.43 mln tn vs 1.41 mln tn yr ago 

--SEA: India Apr-Dec castor meal exports 202,272 tn vs 226,279 tn year ago 

--SEA: India Apr-Dec rice bran meal exports 69,494 tn vs 14,391 tn year ago 

--SEA: India Apr-Dec groundnut meal exports 23,015 tn vs 14,538 tn year ago 

 

NEW DELHI – India's oilmeal exports in December fell nearly 40% on year to 240,900 tonnes, driven by declines in soymeal and groundnut meal shipments, according to data released by The Solvent Extractors' Association of India on Monday. For Apr-Dec, oilmeal exports were down nearly 6% at 2.98 million tonnes. 

 

Soymeal exports in December fell nearly 59% on year to 114,697 tonnes due to relatively uncompetitive prices. In Apr-Dec, soymeal exports declined 16% on year to 1.25 million tonnes, SEA data showed. Domestic demand for soymeal also remained tepid. 

 

"Since the last two years, soybean meal manufacturers have been facing weak demand from domestic livestock feed makers, who are showing a preference towards the cheaper distillers dried grains with soluble (DDGS), a by-products of ethanol production from grains such as corn and rice," SEA said. 

 

Exports of groundnut meal fell over 47% on year to 1,609 tonnes in December, but were up more than 58% on year at 23,015 tonnes during Apr-Dec. Meanwhile, mustard meal exports in December fell 19.5% to 71,452 tonnes due to lower crushing of rapeseed. However, mustard meal shipments during Apr-Dec rose nearly 2% to 1.43 million tonnes, the association said. 

 

The latest price increase in the global market will also curb Chinese demand for Indian rapeseed meal, SEA said. Currently, Indian mustard meal prices are being quoted at freight on board price of $250 compared to Hamburg ex-mill mustard meal rates of $247 as on Jan. 14, SEA said.

 

"Recently few additional companies have been approved, or their application are under process by GACC, China, through the Export Inspection Council of India (EIC) for export of rapeseed meal to China," it added. 

 

Rice bran meal exports in December rose to 31,237 tonnes from 70 tonnes a year ago, after the government opened exports in October. For Apr-Dec, rice bran meal exports rose to 69,494 tonnes from 14,391 tonnes a year ago. In July 2023, the government had banned the export of de-oiled rice bran, citing high domestic prices of cattle feed and milk products.

 

India's oilmeal exports to major trading partners declined from last year – those to South Korea fell over 46%, Bangladesh by nearly 41%, and Thailand by over 34%, SEA data showed. 

 

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

 

Oilmeal	Dec-25	Dec-24	Change%	Apr-Dec	Apr-Dec	Change%
2025				2025	2024
Soymeal	114,697	278,413	(-)59	1,247,324	1,485,078	(-)16
Mustard meal	71,452	88,746	(-)19.5	1,433,635	1,410,391	1.6
Groundnut meal	1,609	3,050	(-)47.2	23,015	14,538	58.3
Rice bran meal	31,237	70	44,524.3	69,494	14,391	382.9
Castor meal	21,904	28,452	(-)23	202,272	226,279	(-)10.6
Total	240,900	398,731	(-)39.6	2,975,739	3,150,678	(-)5.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US$1 = INR 90.97

 

Reported by Afra Abubacker

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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