The growing demand of vegetable oils, despite the record-high prices, has pushed imports up by 31 per cent in the first half (November to April) of the oil year.

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</p><p class='TableClas'>Imports of edible oil grew by 31 per cent while arrivals of non-edible surged by 26 per cent, according to data compiled by the Solvent Extractors&#39; Association of India (SEA). Import of vegetable oil between November 

Edible oil import soars 31% in Nov-Apr

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