India's palm oil imports fell 3% in November from a year ago to the lowest ...
FILE PHOTO: Workers stand near palm oil fruits inside a palm oil factory in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur, February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Samsul Said
MUMBAI - India’s palm oil imports fell 3% in November from a year ago to the lowest level in 17-months, a leading trade body said on Friday, as refiners curtailed purchases of refined palm oil from Malaysia fearing a hike in import tax. New Delhi's palm oil imports in November stood at 671,863 tonnes, the lowest since July 2018, the Solvent Extractors' Association said in a statementThe country imported 691,827 tonnes of palm oil in November 2018 and 778,568 tonnes in October 2019, it said.
India, the world’s biggest importer of edible oils, buys palm oil mainly from Indonesia and Malaysia. It imports soyoil from Argentina and Brazil and sunflower oil from Ukraine and Russia. Indian refiners nearly stopped palm oil purchases for November shipments from Malaysia in October fearing New Delhi could raise import taxes or enforce other measures to curb imports after Kuala Lumpur criticized New Delhi for its actions in Kashmir.India’s soyoil imports in November fell 19% from a year ago to 164,750 tonnes, while sunflower oil imports surged 59% to 263,311 tonnes, the SEA said.
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