The country's soymeal exports may decline by 14-17 per cent to 35-36 lakh tonnes in the 2006-07 season ending September due to higher domestic demand from poultry industry and lesser availability of seeds for crushing. | |
| "We have exported about 31 lakh tonnes till May and in the remaining four months we expect to export 4-5 lakh tonnes," said Rajesh Agarwal, spokesperson of the Indore-based Soybean Processors' Association of India (SOPA). Soymeal exports stood at 41.83 lakh tonnes in 2005-06. According to SOPA, soymeal exports during May declined by over 45 per cent to 1.21 lakh tonnes against 2.24 lakh tonnes during the same month last year. During October-May 2007, exports stood at 31.15 lakh tonnes compared with 33.41 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period. |
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