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--SEA: India Feb vegetable oil imports 1.32 mln tn vs 977,477 tn yr ago
--SEA: India Feb edible oil imports 1.29 mln tn vs 963,473 tn yr ago
--SEA: India Feb crude palm oil imports 837,040 tn vs 265,600 tn yr ago
--SEA: India Feb RBD palmolein imports 10,649 tn vs 109,301 tn yr ago
--SEA: India Feb crude soyoil imports 299,046 tn vs 283,737 tn yr ago
--SEA: India Feb sunflower oil imports 145,308 tn vs 228,275 tn yr ago
--SEA: India Nov-Feb sunflower oil imports 904,765 tn vs 1.12 mln tn yr ago
--SEA: India Nov-Feb crude palm oil imports 2.72 mln tn vs 1.38 mln tn yr ago
--SEA: India Nov-Feb crude soyoil imports 1.45 mln tn vs 1.56 mln yr ago
--SEA: India Nov-Feb RBD palmolein imports 22,237 tn vs 593,801 tn yr ago
--SEA: India Nov-Feb edible oil imports 5.22 mln tn vs 4.89 mln tn yr ago
--SEA: India Nov-Feb veg oil imports 5.32 mln tn vs 5.02 mln tn year ago
--SEA: India Mar 1 edible oil stocks at ports 819,000 tn vs 870,000 tn yr ago
--SEA: India Mar 1 edible oil stock in pipeline 1.05 mln tn vs 1.0 mln yr ago

 

MUMBAI – India's import of vegetable oils--edible as well as non-edible oils--rose 35% to 1.32 million tonnes in February from 977,477 tonnes a year ago, according to data released by the Solvent Extractors' Association of India Thursday. Total edible oil imports in February rose to 1.29 million tonnes from 963,473 tonnes a year ago.

 

Crude soyoil imports rose to 299,046 tonnes in February from 283,737 tonnes a year ago while crude sunflower oil imports fell to 145,308 tonnes from 228,275 tonnes, the association said. Imports of crude palm oil rose significantly to 837,040 tonnes from 265,600 tonnes a year ago.

 

Refined, bleached, and deodorised palmolein oil imports in February were at 10,649 tonnes compared with 109,301 tonnes a year ago. In the Nov-Feb period, only 22,237 tonnes of refined, bleached and deodorised palm oil was imported, compared with 593,801 tonnes a year ago.

 

"The ratio of refined oil sharply decreased to 2% from 16%, while crude oil ratio is increased to 98% from 84% due to rise in import of crude palm oil," the association said. The government increased the duty difference between crude and refined oils from 8.25% to 19.25% on May 31, which resulted in a drop in refined palm oil imports. However, under the South Asian Free Trade Area agreement--SAFTA--a large quantity of refined soybean and sunflower oil were shipped to India from Nepal at zero duty.

 

Crude palm oil imports in the first four months of oil year 2025-26 were 2.72 million tonnes compared with 1.38 million tonnes a year ago, it said. India's crude soyoil import during the same period rose to 1.45 million tonnes from 1.56 million tonnes a year ago, according to the association. During Nov-Feb, the country imported 904,765 tonnes of sunflower oil, lower than 1.12 million tonnes a year ago.

 

Indonesia and Malaysia are major suppliers of refined, bleached and deodorised palmolein and crude palm oil to India. During Nov-Feb, Indonesia was a major supplier of crude palm oil at 1.20 million tonnes followed by Malaysia, which supplied 1.10 million tonnes of crude palm oil, according to the release.

 

During Nov-Feb, total edible oil imports by India rose to 5.22 million tonnes from 4.89 million tonnes a year ago. Vegetable oil imports during Nov-Feb rose to 5.32 million tonnes from 5.02 million tonnes a year ago.

 

As of Mar. 1, domestic edible oil stocks at ports were 819,000 tonnes, down from 870,000 tonnes a year earlier. Pipeline stocks rose to 1.05 million tonnes from 1 million tonnes, the association said.

 

The following table details edible oil imports in February, in tonnes, compared with year-ago levels, with the change in percentage, according to data from the SEA:

 

Edible oil	February 2026	February 2025	Change (in %)
Crude palm oil	837,040	265,600	215
RBD palmolein	10,649	109,301	(-)90
Crude soyoil	299,046	283,737	5
Crude sunflower oil	145,308	228,275	(-)36
Total (vegetable oils)*	1,316,545	977,477	35

 

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Reported by Ashutosh Pati

Edited by Ashish Shirke

 

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