Edible Oil News in English
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62Pakistan plans to cut palm oil imports and boost oilseed production
Pakistan plans a two-phase strategy to reduce edible oil import dependence, targeting higher sunflower, canola, rapeseed, sesame and soybean production. The five-year...
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50Nagaland : Mega oil palm plantation drive launched in Wokha
Nagaland launched its 2026-27 Mega Oil Palm Plantation Drive under NMEO-OP, targeting 15,000 hectares. The initiative aims to boost farmer incomes, reduce...
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82Looming El Niño threatens to shatter SA’s summer harvest triumph
South Africa faces a challenging 2026–27 summer grain season as strengthening El Niño conditions threaten drier, warmer weather. Despite ample stocks and...
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106India boosts soybean oil imports while cutting sunflower oil purchases
India’s vegetable oil imports rose 1.5% month-on-month to an 11-month high of 1.57 million tonnes in August. Soybean and palm oil imports...
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128India weighs vegetable oil import duty cut as prices rise
India is considering a 5% cut in basic import duties on vegetable oils as prices have risen nearly 20% year-on-year. The move...
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131Tunisia overtakes Turkey to become world’s second-largest olive oil producer
Tunisia’s 2025/26 olive oil production rose 38% to 470,000 tonnes, making it the world’s second-largest producer as Turkey’s output nearly halved to...
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102Record oilseed supply pressures vegetable oil prices
USDA raised its 2026/27 global oilseed production forecast to a record 723.46 million tonnes, while vegetable oil output reached 245.37 million tonnes....
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82Indonesia fires could cut palm oil output in Kalimantan by 15%
Indonesia’s Kalimantan palm oil production could decline 12–15% in Q4 2026 as drought and wildfires damage plantations. Kalimantan accounts for over one-third...
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69Edible oil imports up 4.5% in November-August 2025-26
India’s edible oil imports increased 4.56% year-on-year to 136.19 lakh tonnes during November-August 2025-26. Palm oil imports rose to 65.34 lakh tonnes,...
