Edible oil
Did you know that India is world`s largest importer of edible oil? The country is fulfilling more than 50% of the domestic edible oil demand by importing it mainly from Indonesia and Malaysia. The data reveals that India imported record 11,57,130 tonnes edible oil in January 2013, 75% higher than the imports in January 2012. The overall import of vegetable oils during Nov.`12 to Jan.`13 is reported at 27,66,088 tonne of which 22,98,473 tonne was palm oil. Poor crop output this year due to deficient rainfall in key growing areas further pushes the imports.
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