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India soyoil imports to rise to record high on price competitiveness

Global Published 21 September 2026, 15:50 · archived 21 Sep 2026

MUMBAI: India’s soyoil imports are likely to surge to a record high in the 2025/26 marketing year as rallies in rival palm and sunflower oils make soyoil more competitive for price-sensitive Indian buyers, industry officials told Reuters. Higher soyoil imports would offset a decline in sunflower oil shipments due to the Russia-Ukraine war and limit purchases of palm oil, which typically accounts for the bulk of India’s edible oil imports, they said. Soyoil imports are likely to rise 4.2% from last year’s record purchases to 5.7 million metric tons in the current marketing year ending October 3...

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