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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicPalm oil

Topic: Palm oil

Demonising palm oil won’t improve public health. Better focus on food literacy, balanced diet

When consumed as part of a balanced diet, palm oil is no more harmful than other edible oils. It has nearly equal proportions of saturated and unsaturated fats and is rich in antioxidants.

India’s May palm oil imports set to fall to 27-month low as buyers move to soy, sunflower oil

In April, Indian buyers opted to cancel large amounts of palm oil purchases for the first time in many years and industry was expecting May imports could fall to 700,000 tonnes.

Palm oil imports in April slump 30% to 14-month low

India's palm oil imports fell to 510,094 tonnes last month, from 728,530 tonnes in March, the Mumbai-based Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said in a statement.

Palm oil’s rare premium leads to ‘wash out’, inclination toward rival soft oils, say dealers

Import restrictions by top producer Indonesia have helped to push palm oil to a premium, making sun oil and soy oil more attractive to buyers.

Govt may raise palm oil import taxes to help farmers reeling from lower oilseed prices

India had abolished basic import tax on crude palm oil (CPO) to keep a lid on prices and continue with a 5% tax called the Agriculture Infrastructure & Development Cess on CPO imports.

India’s palm oil imports jump to 1 year high in Sept as discounts widen

Boosted by strong demand ahead of the peak festival season and a steep discount to rival oils are the main reasons for the 18% jump.

Indonesia reversing palm oil export ban will lead to street protests but it’s relief for India

In the mid of climate crisis, Covid, the ban sent shock waves across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Now international markets can look forward to better times.

Why is your tadka getting more & more expensive? Blame India’s reliance on edible oil imports

Indians spending 14% more on edible oil compared to last year. Experts expect a cooldown if no shocks prevail, government says ‘situation under control’.

Palm oil prices to dip further as Indonesia lifts supply ban

President Joko Widodo said Thursday that exports can resume from 23 May after prices fell owing to weak demand.

A messy irony: why Indonesia banned palm oil exports

Indonesia consumes just over a third of its palm oil production domestically but has banned exports to meet its needs, launching one of the most dramatic examples of food protectionism.

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