India's Soybean crop area may rise 15% this year

Area under Soybean crop in India likely to expand by nearly 15% after the government raised edible oil import tax to the highest level in more than a decade, lifting domestic oilseed prices to nearly two-year highs, industry body Solvent Extractors Association (SEA) of India said.

Higher production of the main summer-sown oilseed could help India, the world’s biggest vegetable oil importer, trim costly imports from Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia and Malaysia. It could also mean a boost in exports of Soymeal, a key animal feed, to Asian buyers such as Japan, Vietnam and Bangladesh, the association said.

Indian soymeal once accounted for nearly a quarter of all Southeast Asian imports, but the country’s share has been falling due to rising domestic soybean consumption amid stagnant production.

To support local oilseed farmers and curb rising imports of edible oils, India has raised import duty on palm oil, soyoil and other cooking oils to the highest level in over a decade.

After the hike, local soybean prices jumped to 3,895 rupees ($58.31) per 100 kg earlier this month, the highest level in nearly two years. The government-fixed support price for soybean was 3,050 rupees.

Soybeans were cultivated on 10.6 million hectares in 2017, down 8 percent from a year ago, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare showed.

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