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India's exports of castor oil decline 23% in May 2025
Jun-19-2025

Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has said that India's export of castor oil declined by 23.17% to 68,982 metric tonnes (MT) (Provisional) in the month of May 2025 as compared to 89,786 MT (Provisional) in the same month last year. In the value terms, India exported castor oil worth Rs 882.46 crore in May 2025 as against Rs 1006.24 crore in May 2024, i.e. down by 12.30%. 

According to SEA data, India's export of castor oil stood at 308,699 MT in (January -May 2025) as compared to 346,624 MT in the same period of the last year. In the month of April 2025, castor oil export stood at 63,373 MT, while its value stood at Rs 830.47 crore. 

India is the largest producer of castor seed in the world and Gujarat is the largest in India. Castor oil is an important ingredient for the global specialty chemical industry as it is the only commercial source of hydroxylate fatty acid. Castor oil is used for a number of industrial applications including paints, varnish, resins and plasticisers.

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