Cooking Oil

Adani Wilmar profit rises 16%, shrugs off Hindenburg report impact

CHENNAI (Reuters) - Fortune brand-owner Adani Wilmar on Wednesday reported a 16% increase in quarterly profit on higher demand for its cooking oil and packaged foods.

India eyes record rapeseed crop as high prices prompt farmers to plant more

Higher rapeseed production could help India, the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils, cut expensive overseas purchases of cooking oils that cost the country a record $18.9 billion in the fiscal

Sunflower oil shipments to India from Russia, Ukraine return to normal

Argentina stays top exporter to India since war broke out

Top headlines: Retail inflation eases to 7.01% in June; May IIP grows 19.6%

Industrial production growth zoomed to 19.6% in May, as per the National Statistical Office (NSO) data.

Edible oil brand Gulab Oils eyes Rs 5,000 crore turnover in four years

Plans to enter ten states from four currently, expand capacity 10-fold to 1,000 tonnes a day and make additions to product portfolio

As Indonesia curbs exports, Indian palm oil imports could fall to 11-yr low

Lower palm oil purchases by the world's biggest vegetable oil importer could put pressure on Malaysian palm oil prices and may lift soyoil imports to record highs and support U.S. soyoil futures price

'Enough to meet local demand': Malaysia rules out cooking oil export ban

Malaysia aims to fill the gap in the edible oil market caused by the Ukraine war, as well Indonesia's export curbs on palm oil.

Your shopping bill to get even higher. Blame Indonesia's palm oil ban

The move adds to the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which plunged the global edible oil market into disarray.

Russia-Ukraine conflict heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze

For months, Istanbul restaurant Tarihi Balikca tried to absorb the surging cost of the sunflower oil its cooks use to fry fish, squid and mussels.

Palm oil prices surge on Indonesia ban in risk to global food inflation

Indonesia said on Friday that the shipment halt will start from April 28 and last until the government deems a domestic shortage resolved

'Mayhem' ensues as Indonesia bans edible oil exports amid shortage

The shipment halt will start from April 28 and last until the government deems the shortage resolved, said President Joko Widodo in a Friday briefing.

India's March palm oil imports jump as Ukraine sunoil supplies halt

In March, 539,793 tonnes of palm oil landed in India, up from 454,794 tonnes in February, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said in a statement

Mumbai, Kandla ports clog as OMCs clamour for select ports for LPG imports

This subsidy is not available for imports done at other ports and so there is a clamour to get the ships only at these ports, four industry sources with direct knowledge of the matter said

About 24% Indian homes reduce edible oil consumption due to high prices

At the same time, 67% of respondents pruned spending in other areas to pay for higher edible oil prices

Indians stock up cooking oil, fuel, fearing shortages amid Ukraine war

India imports more than 90% of its sunflower oil from Russia and Ukraine, though sunflower oil accounts for about 14% of its total edible oil imports.

Industry assures govt of smooth cooking oil supplies for next 2 months

A meeting chaired by Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, reviewed the supply situation of cooking oils, including sunflower oil

India at risk as record cooking oil prices threaten surging food inflation

Ukraine and Russia are not only major suppliers of wheat, corn and barley, but they also ship more than 75% of global exports of sunflower oil, one of the world's four leading edible oils.

India's addiction to expensive cooking oil imports seen lasting for 15 yrs

Consumption is expected to climb in India by as much as 17% over the next four years

India cuts import taxes on palm oil, sunflower oil to calm prices

India has cut base import taxes on palm oil, soyoil and sunflower oil, a government order showed, as the world's biggest vegetable oil buyer tries to cool near-record price rises

FSSAI asks states to ban blending of mustard oil with other cooking oil

Food regulator FSSAI has asked states to effectively enforce the decision to ban blending of mustard oil with any other cooking oil from June 8.