April soyameal exports up 11% y-o-y

However, shipments were down 5.4% for the Oct 2011-April 2012 period

Soyameal exports rose by 10.7% in April this year at 336,000 tonnes as against 303,000 tonnes in the same month last year, according to industry data released today.

However, exports have fallen 5.43% during the October 2011 to April 2012 period at 3.12 million tonnes against 3.3 million tonnes in the corresponding period of the 2010-11 marketing year (October-September), Indore-based Soyabean Processors' Association of India (SOPA) said in a statement.

Japan, Iran, Korea and Vietnam were the major importers of Indian soyameal, which is generally used as animal feed.