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IVPA calls for accelerating path towards self-sufficiency in edible oil amid declining imports
Oct-01-2025

The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers' Association (IVPA) has called for accelerating the path towards self-sufficiency in edible oil amid declining imports, policy shifts and evolving free trade agreements. The IVPA, which represents India's edible oil refining industry, said the vegetable oils sector is navigating a critical phase marked by global price volatility in palm and soybean oils, evolving free trade agreements, and domestic policy challenges.

The association said ‘While these dynamics present opportunities for strategic sourcing and operational efficiency, they also highlight the delicate balance required between ensuring farmers' MSP, controlling edible oil-driven inflation, and maintaining food price stability’.

IVPA President Sudhakar Desai said ‘With imports stabilising and showing signs of decline, there is renewed urgency to accelerate the path toward self-sufficiency in edible oils, despite competition from other key crops like pulses, rice, and wheat’.

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