Food ProcessingSectors
Import Data of Edible Oil Unleashed in Lok Sabha
The quantity and value of import of crude edible oil into the country during the last three years and the current year are as follows:
| Year | Quantity (Thousand Tonne) | Value (US$ Million) | % Change in values |
| 2016-17 | 11040.46 | 8635.2 | — |
| 2017-18 | 12573.12 | 9586.4 | 11.02 |
| 2018-19 | 12448.15 | 8227.6 | -14.17 |
| 2019-20(Apr- Sept,19)* | 5870.07 | 3591.6 | -18.82** |
Source: DGCI&S, * Provisional, ** As compared to corresponding period in 2018-19.
Import of crude edible oil had a negative growth of 14.17% in 2018-19 over 2017-18 and negative growth of 18.82% in 2019-20 (Apr-Sept) as compared with corresponding period of the previous year.
This information was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha
