India’s Oilmeal Exports Drop 28.5% While Shipments of Soybean Meal Fall

New Delhi.Between April and August of 2026, India’s oilmeal exports fell 28.51 percent year over year to 12.82 lakh tons, while shipments of soybean meal fell 73 percent due to poor price competitiveness against South American suppliers. Overseas sales were further hampered by increased domestic demand from producers of cattle and poultry feed, higher transportation costs, and disruptions in the Red Sea.

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) reports that during the same five-month period last year, oilmeal exports totaled 17.93 lakh tons. The industrial association reported on Monday that 37.68 lakh tons of oilmeal were shipped from India during the 2025–2026 fiscal year.

The majority of the decrease was in soybean meal, with exports falling to 2.05 lakh tons between April and August from 7.57 lakh tons during the same time last year.