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India's exports of castor oil surges 32% in December 2025
Feb-04-2026

Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has said that India's export of castor oil surged by 32.40% to 54,735 metric tonnes (MT) (Provisional) in the month of December 2025 as compared to 41,339 MT (Provisional) in the same month last year. In the value terms, India exported castor oil worth Rs 769.17 crore in December 2025 as against Rs 556.50 crore in December 2024, i.e. up by 38.21%. 

According to SEA data, India's export of castor oil stood at 670,483 MT in January to December 2025 as compared to 694,510 MT in in January to December 2024. In the month of November 2025, castor oil export stood at 40,420 MT, while its value stood at Rs 551.71 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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