Pakistan's edible oil stocks increased by 10,000 tons

11-Nov-2025 09:40 PM

Karachi. Pakistan's edible oil stocks increased by 10,000 tons, or 2 percent, on a weekly basis, due to improved imports from abroad and slower withdrawals, taking the total stock to 455,000 tons on November 10 from 445,000 tons on November 3.

It is noteworthy that Pakistan mainly imports RBD palmolein, refined palm oil, and crude degummed soybean oil, while crude palm oil (CPO) and crude sunflower oil are imported either nonexistent or negligible. Refined palm oil/palmolein is mainly imported from Indonesia and Malaysia.

According to available data, the stock of RBD palmolein in Pakistan increased from 2.89 lakh tonnes to 3.07 lakh tonnes on November 10, 2025 as compared to November 3, but the stock of refined palm oil decreased from 1,35,500 tonnes to 1,31,000 tonnes and the stock of crude degummed soybean oil decreased from 20,500 tonnes to 17,000 tonnes.

The stock of edible oils was 13.75 percent higher during November as compared to the same period of October.

Under this, the stock of refined palm oil decreased by 12.67 percent and the stock of crude soybean oil decreased by 34.62 percent, but the stock of RBD palmolein increased by a huge 37.05 percent.