Argentina Leads India’s Edible Oil Imports

13-Jan-2026 08:21 PM

Mumbai. Traditionally, India has imported the majority of its edible oils from Indonesia and Malaysia, but in the first two months of the current marketing season, Argentina surpassed them to become the largest supplier country.

Data from the Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) shows that in the two months of November-December 2025, India imported a total of 25.13 lakh tonnes of edible oils, including 3,500 tonnes of RBD palmolein, 11.31 lakh tonnes of crude palm oil, 5,350 tonnes of crude palm kernel oil,

8.76 lakh tonnes of crude soybean oil, 4.93 lakh tonnes of crude sunflower oil, and 5,000 tonnes of crude rapeseed oil. Imports of soft oils exceeded those of palm oil.

According to the association's report, during November-December 2025, India imported the largest quantity of edible oil, 6.78 lakh tonnes,

from Argentina, followed by 5.01 lakh tonnes from Malaysia, 3.88 lakh tonnes from Indonesia, and 2.95 lakh tonnes from Russia. These four countries were the main suppliers of edible oils to India.

In addition, India imported 1.33 lakh tonnes from Thailand, 99,000 tonnes from Brazil, 1.11 lakh tonnes from China, 1.08 lakh tonnes from Ukraine, 5,000 tonnes from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and 1.96 lakh tonnes from other countries.

Palm oil was mainly imported from Southeast Asian countries, soybean oil from Latin American countries, and sunflower oil from the Black Sea region. Rapeseed oil was imported from the UAE.