Edible oil stocks at Indian ports show slight decline

05-Nov-2025 05:42 PM

Mumbai. Edible oil imports declined significantly in October compared to September, with palm oil, soybean oil, and sunflower oil also experiencing a decline. Large imports in September led to a build-up of stocks until early October, but strong festive demand led to a slight decline later in the year.

According to available data, the total stock of edible oils imported from abroad at major ports on October 15th was recorded at 987,771 tonnes,

which declined by approximately 12,000 tonnes, or 1 percent, to 975,566 tonnes on October 31st. During the period under review, the stock of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) increased from 516,880 tonnes to 533,766 tonnes and Crude Sunflower Palm Oil (CPO) increased from 516,880 tonnes to 533,766 tonnes and Crude Sunflower Oil improved from 157,546 tonnes to 159,551 tonnes.

However, the stock of RBD Palmolein decreased from 17,224 tonnes to 12,319 tonnes and Crude Degummed Soybean Oil decreased from 279,874 tonnes to 252,838 tonnes. The stock of other edible oils increased from 16,247 tonnes to 17,091 tonnes.

In India, palm oil is mainly imported from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, soybean oil from Argentina and Brazil and sunflower oil from Russia, Ukraine and Argentina.

Apart from this, edible oil is also imported from Nepal. However, due to the increasing difference in customs duty, the import of RBD palmolein is decreasing.

According to a leading industry analyst, on November 1, 2025, several ships carrying 3.50 lakh tonnes of oil were either lined up or being unloaded at Indian ports.

Due to high global market prices and the end of the peak festival season in India, the pace of edible oil imports is likely to slow down somewhat.