{
  "id": 5084493,
  "title": "India's soyoil imports hit record high in August and palm six-month peak, dealers say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/indias-soyoil-imports-hit-record-high-in-august-and-palm-six-month-5084493",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T12:01:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437595/indias-soyoil-imports-hit-record-high-in-august-and-palm-six-month-peak-dealers-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MUMBAI: Indian refiners imported a record amount of soyoil and the highest volume of palm oil in six months in August, according to five dealers. The surge in purchasing activity is expected to help major producers of vegetable oils, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Argentina, to manage their stocks and support futures prices of palm oil and soyoil. In August, India's imports of palm oil rose by 7% to 780,000 metric tons, while soyoil imports more than doubled to a record 601,000 tons, a 21% increase month-on-month. In contrast, sunflower oil shipments fell by 38% to a six-month low of 157,000 tons. Overall edible oil imports increased by 4% to an 11-month high of 1.54 million tons, primarily driven by higher shipments of palm oil and soyoil. The figures do not include duty-free shipments arriving via land from neighboring Nepal, which dealers estimated at about 100,000 tons, including 90,000 tons of soyoil. The Solvent Extractors' Association of India is expected to release its August import data by mid-September. Edible oil imports are anticipated to surge between July and October as supplies dwindle before major Hindu and Muslim festivals in India. Rajesh Patel, managing partner at GGN Research in Gujarat, explained that refiners increased purchases to meet festive demand and because local deliveries were cheaper than shipments for later months. Sandeep Bajoria, CEO of Sunvin Group, a vegetable oil brokerage based in Mumbai, noted that India sources most of its palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia, while soyoil and sunflower oil are mainly imported from Argentina, Brazil, Russia, and Ukraine. Bajoria added that the high imports of soyoil and palm oil are expected to continue even in September.",
  "summary": "MUMBAI: Indian refiners imported a record amount of soyoil in August and the highest volume of palm oil in six months as they built stocks ahead of the festival season, five dealers said. Higher palm oil and soyoil buying by the world’s biggest importer of vegetable oils could help top producers Indonesia, Malaysia and Argentina bring down stocks and support benchmark palm oil and soyoil futures.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "India's soyoil imports hit record high in August and palm six-month peak, dealers say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/indias-soyoil-imports-hit-record-high-in-august-and-palm-six-month",
        "published": "2026-09-02T07:39:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "India’s LPG consumption rises 3.2% in August to six-month high",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/indias-lpg-consumption-rises-3-2-in-august-to-six-month-high",
        "published": "2026-09-02T08:19:27.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}