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India's export of castor oil declines 18% in August 2025
Sep-19-2025

Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has said that India's export of castor oil decreased by 17.95% to 40,592 metric tonnes (MT) (Provisional) in the month of August 2025 as compared to 49,473 MT (Provisional) in the same month last year. In the value terms, India exported castor oil worth Rs 561.96 crore in August 2025 as against Rs 607.55 crore in August 2024, i.e. down by 7.50%. 

According to SEA data, India's export of castor oil stood at 301,065 MT (Provisional) during April to August 2025 as compared to 319,184 MT in April to August 2024. In the month of July 2025, castor oil export stood at 49,928 MT, while its value stood at Rs 681.70 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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