# Argentina Became India's Leading Vegetable Oil Supplier

> Argentina became India's largest vegetable oil supplier in the 2025-26 marketing year, with 3.44 million tonnes of edible oil imported from November 2025 to September 2026. That volume exceeded Malaysia's 2.98 million tonnes and Indonesia's 2.91 million tonnes, according to the Solvent Extractors' Association of India.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T12:07:37.539Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101096-argentina-became-india-s-leading-vegetable-oil-supplier
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Argentine soybean and sunflower oil gaining share in India shifts import competition away from Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil. The effect on prices is modest, but it reflects strong Indian demand for South American oils.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2018-08-19 | [Vegetable Oil - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63615-vegetable-oil-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.3% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2021-07-01 | [India’s lower import duty a boon to Malaysia’s palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45940-india-s-lower-import-duty-a-boon-to-malaysia-s-palm-oil.md) | -2.1% | +1.6% |
| SBO | 2019-08-13 | [Agri Trends- Imports of vegetable oils into South Africa reach a 7-year record.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57692-agri-trends-imports-of-vegetable-oils-into-south-africa-reach-a-7-year-record.md) | -3.2% | -4.3% |
| SBO | 2026-02-17 | [Indian veg oil buyers await clarity on US trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20706-indian-veg-oil-buyers-await-clarity-on-us-trade-deal.md) | +3.2% | +1.4% |
| SBO | 2024-06-04 | [India Sees Surge in Palm Oil Imports Amid Price Correction \| Headlines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8033-india-sees-surge-in-palm-oil-imports-amid-price-correction-headlines.md) | +0.5% | +4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-22 | [Crude Palm Oil Becomes Indonesia's Largest Export Product by Value](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48503-crude-palm-oil-becomes-indonesia-s-largest-export-product-by-value.md) | +1.2% | +7.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-28 | [Chinese open up again for Argentine soy oil just in the nick of time  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69543-chinese-open-up-again-for-argentine-soy-oil-just-in-the-nick-of-time-the-daily.md) | +1.6% | +5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-17 | [Palm Oil Demand Steady Amid Indonesia’s B40 Mandate and Export Levy Adjustments – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15600-palm-oil-demand-steady-amid-indonesia-s-b40-mandate-and-export-levy-adjustments.md) | -2.4% | -12.4% |

## Sources

- argenfields.com: https://www.argenfields.com/en/noticias/argentina-paso-a-liderar-el-abastecimiento-de-aceites-vegetales-a-india-850c0c

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