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India’s exports of oilmeals increases marginally in April 2025: SEA
May-20-2025

The Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) in its latest report has said that export of oilmeals for the month of April, 2025 stood at 4,65,863 tons as compared to 465,156 tons in April 2024, i.e. up marginally. India harvested the record crop of soybean in kharif season and rape-mustard in rabi season which encouraged higher crushing and increased availability of meal, however export demand is lacking due to disparity in international market. 

The total export of oilmeals from November 2024 to April 2025 (6 months) stood at 2,420,033 tons, down around 13% on year. The exports of soybean meal decreased to 1,335,327 tons in November 2024 to April 2025 period as compared to 1,658,939 tons in same period last year. Rapeseed meal exports also down to 9,11,406 tons in November 2024 to April 2025 as against 9,30,309 tons in November 2023 to April 2024.  

During April 2025, South Korea imported 68,948 tons of oilmeals (compared to 109,744 tons); consisting of 59,071 tons of rapeseed meal, 6,307 tons of castorseed meal and 3,570 tons of soybean meal. China imported 59,921 tons of oilmeals (compared to 3,084 tons); consisting of 56,927 tons of rapeseed meal and 2,994 tons of castorseed meal. Bangladesh sourcing rapeseed meal and soybean meal from India and imported 50,191 tons of oilmeals (compared to 82,878 tons), consisting of 33,816 tons of rapeseed meal and 16,375 tons of soybean meal. Germany and France (European countries) has turned out to be a major importer of Soybean meal from India and imported 58,945 tons and 16,415 tons respectively.

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