Dr. B. V. Mehta

Dr. B. V. Mehta

Executive Director of The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India.

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India was formed in 1963 to help and foster the development and growth of Solvent Extraction Industry in India. At present the Association is having 875 members including about 350 working solvent extraction plants having combined oilcake/oilseed processing annual capacity of about 30 million tonnes.

The Association is an all India body to solvent extractions industry and premier vegetable oil Association in the country having wide representative membership consisting of processors of Rice bran, Oilcakes, Minor Oilseeds and Soybean.

Indian Market Flooded with Palm Oil
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Indian Market Flooded with Palm Oil
The Import of Vegetable Oils (edible & non-edible) for the month of July, 2023 reported at 1,771,833 tons compared to 1,214,353 tons in July 2022, consisting 1,755,834 tons of edible oils and 15,999 tons of non-edible oils i.e. up by 46%.
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Sub - Import of Vegetable Oils in India Nov.’22 – June ’23 – Up by 20%
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Sub - Import of Vegetable Oils in India Nov.’22 – June ’23 – Up by 20%
The Import of Vegetable Oils (edible & non-edible) for the month of June, 2023 reported at 1,314,476 tons compared to 991,650 tons in June 2022, consisting 1,311,576 tons of edible oils and 2,900 tons of non-edible oils i.e. up by 49%.
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Export of Oilmeals from India – April – May 2023 - Up by 59%. Surge in Export of Soybean Meal
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Export of Oilmeals from India – April – May 2023 - Up by 59%. Surge in Export of Soybean Meal
The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India has compiled the export data for export of oilmeals for the month of May, 2023 provisionally reported at 436,596 tons compared to 254,062 tons in May 2022 i.e. up by 72%.
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Sub- Import of Vegetable Oils in India Nov.’22 – May ’23 – Up by 18%
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Sub- Import of Vegetable Oils in India Nov.’22 – May ’23 – Up by 18%
Onset of monsoon in Kerala delayed by a week leading to delay in sowing and yet together momentum in most of the states. IMD has forecasted near normal monsoon, however El Nino is not ruled out completely and may spoil the chances of normal monsoon, which may impact domestic availability of vegetable oils in next oil year 2023-24.
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Export of Oilmeals from India in April 2023 up by 48%
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Export of Oilmeals from India in April 2023 up by 48%
The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India has compiled the export data for export of oilmeals for the month of April, 2023 provisionally reported at 493,448 tons compared to 332,353 tons in April 2022 i.e. up by 48% mainly due to sharp increased in export of soybean meal and rapeseed meal.
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