India exported 2.99 lakh tonnes (lt) of oilmeals in September 2025 in opposition to 2.13 lt within the corresponding interval of the earlier 12 months, registering a development of 40 per cent
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General oilmeals exports from India remained flat in the course of the first six months of 2025-26, regardless of a 40 per cent enhance in September 2025 in contrast with the identical interval a 12 months in the past.
In accordance with the Solvent Extractors’ Affiliation of India (SEA), total exports remained flat at 20.93 lt throughout April-September 2025-26 in opposition to 20.82 lt within the corresponding interval of the earlier fiscal, a marginal enhance of 0.50 per cent.
India exported 2.99 lakh tonnes (lt) of oilmeals in September 2025 in opposition to 2.13 lt within the corresponding interval of the earlier 12 months, registering a development of 40 per cent. There was enhance within the export of soybean meal, rapeseed meal, groundnut meal, and castorseed meal throughout September 2025 when in comparison with September 2024.
BV Mehta, Govt Director of SEA, mentioned the export of soybean meal declined to eight.39 lt in first six months of 2025-26 from 9.08 lt throughout the identical interval of final 12 months as soybean meal costs got here underneath strain in the course of the interval.
Indian soybean meal is going through poor demand in world market and stiff competitors from South and North America producers for market share. The rise in provides of DDGS within the feed market has diminished the home demand for soybean meal, he mentioned.
Groundnut space up
Mehta mentioned enhance in manufacturing of groundnut within the final two years led to excessive crushing and export of groundnut meal. India exported 15,967 tonnes of groundnut meal throughout April-September 2025-26 in opposition to 5,090 tonnes in throughout the identical interval of final fiscal.
Citing the SEA Kharif Groundnut Crop Survey in Gujarat, he mentioned the realm underneath groundnut cultivation has expanded from 19.09 lakh hectares (lh) within the earlier kharif season to 22.02 lh in the course of the present season, a development of three lh. SEA survey expects the groundnut manufacturing at 46.07 lt.
All-India whole space sown underneath groundnut is reported at 48.36 lh from 49.96 lh of final 12 months, a lower of 1.60 lh.
Main importers
South Korea imported 2.32 lt of oilmeals from India in the course of the first half of 2025-26 (3.59 lt in April-September 2024-25). This included 1.30 lt of rapeseed meal, 73,332 tonnes of castorseed meal, and 28,581 tonnes of soybean meal.
India exported 4.95 lt of oilmeals to China throughout April-September 2025-26 (17,806 tonnes). This included 4.88 lt of rapeseed meal and 6,927 tonnes of castorseed meal.
Bangladesh imported 2.12 lt of oilmeals from India in the course of the first half of 2025-26 (3.98 lt). This included 1.55 lt of rapeseed meal and 57,060 tonnes of soybean meal.
Germany and France imported 1.43 lt and 56,959 tonnes, respectively, of soybean meal from India throughout April-September of 2025-26.
Ricebran
Referring to the federal government’s resolution to elevate ban on export of de-oiled ricebran with impact from October 3, he mentioned the transfer is anticipated to learn the rice milling and solvent extraction business by opening export alternatives. This will even help farmers and processors in securing higher realisation for byproducts of ricebran oil extraction. This will even increase the processing of ricebran and manufacturing of ricebran oil.
Printed on October 16, 2025
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