COMMODITY
India's oilmeals exports decline 11% in FY25
Apr-21-2025

Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) in its latest report said that India's oilmeals exports declined 11% to 43,42,498 tonnes in FY25 as compared to 48,85,437 tonnes in the preceding year. This was mainly due to reduction in export of rapeseed meal & castorseed meal. In terms of value, the exports decreased 21% to Rs 12,171 crore in 2024-25 from Rs 15,368 crore in the preceding year. In March 2025, exports of oilmeals stood at 409,148 tonnes as compared to 395,382 tonnes in March 2024, i.e. marginally up by 3%. 

Bangladesh in spite of political turbulences become a largest importer of Indian oilmeals. India exported 742,115 tonnes to Bangladesh in 2024-25, down 17%from 892,659 tonnes in the preceding year.

South Korea become the second largest importer of Indian oilmeals. India exported 699,079 tonnes of oilmeals last fiscal, down 16% from 2023-24 fiscal. Thailand become the third largest importer of Indian oilmeals. It imported 447,647 tonnes of oilmeals in 2024-25 fiscal, which is 29% down from 632,734 tonnes in the preceding year.

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