# India's palm oil imports hit 14-month high, soyoil purchases set record

> Indian palm oil imports rose 6% in October from September to 866,000 tons, the highest since August 2025. Soyoil imports hit an all-time high of 653,000 tons, and sunflower oil shipments doubled to 223,000 tons. Total edible oil imports reached 1.74 million tons, the highest in more than two years, ahead of the Diwali festive season and amid El Niño-related damage to domestic oilseed output.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T00:23:27.185Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100430-india-s-palm-oil-imports-hit-14-month-high-soyoil-purchases-set-record
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Indian buying draws down stocks in Indonesia and Malaysia and supports benchmark palm oil futures despite higher output. The record soyoil purchases add demand support for soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-05-02 | [India’s April palm oil imports jump 41% to three-month high \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4569-india-s-april-palm-oil-imports-jump-41-to-three-month-high-fmt.md) | +1.9% | +3.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-03 | [Indonesia’s December palm oil exports reach 18-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20697-indonesia-s-december-palm-oil-exports-reach-18-month-high.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-29 | [Pakistan palm oil imports hit record $3.8bn - Pakistan Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18475-pakistan-palm-oil-imports-hit-record-3-8bn-pakistan-today.md) | +2.0% | +4.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-04 | [India's palm oil imports in Dec jumps 94% YoY to record high for the month \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9247-india-s-palm-oil-imports-in-dec-jumps-94-yoy-to-record-high-for-the-month.md) | -4.5% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-12-01 | [Malaysia signs palm oil export deal as India resumes purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56153-malaysia-signs-palm-oil-export-deal-as-india-resumes-purchases.md) | +8.2% | +11.0% |
| SBO | 2023-05-03 | [India’s Palm Oil Imports Hit 14-month Low, Said Dealers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4380-india-s-palm-oil-imports-hit-14-month-low-said-dealers.md) | +1.9% | -7.9% |
| SBO | 2022-02-18 | [Exclusive: India makes record U.S. soyoil purchases as drought parches South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8758-exclusive-india-makes-record-u-s-soyoil-purchases-as-drought-parches-south.md) | +7.7% | +6.0% |
| SBO | 2019-12-01 | [Malaysia signs palm oil export deal as India resumes purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56153-malaysia-signs-palm-oil-export-deal-as-india-resumes-purchases.md) | +1.9% | +15.6% |

## Sources

- prestasisawit.mpob.gov.my: https://prestasisawit.mpob.gov.my/en/palmnews/news/40180

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