# Drought threatens higher agricultural imports in India as demand rises for edible oil, maize and soymeal

> Low rainfall and drought have hurt key kharif crops in India, including soybean and groundnut, with groundnut output reportedly expected to fall more than 20%. Industry groups expect edible oil imports to rise to about 17.5 million tonnes in 2026-27 from 16.5 million in 2025-26, with higher maize, soymeal and sugar imports also likely. Poultry producers have asked for soymeal imports as feed costs rise.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-12T01:38:22.973Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94706-drought-threatens-higher-agricultural-imports-in-india-as-demand-rises-for
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

A drought-driven shortfall in Indian oilseeds shifts demand toward imported vegetable oils and soymeal, supporting palm oil and soybean meal prices. Higher imports also add pressure on the rupee.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- USDINR: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-05 | [Insight: Rats, drought and labour shortages eat into global edible oil recovery](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45048-insight-rats-drought-and-labour-shortages-eat-into-global-edible-oil-recovery.md) | +0.6% | +6.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-04-08 | [Continues the speculative rise in prices for soybean and sunflower oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53736-continues-the-speculative-rise-in-prices-for-soybean-and-sunflower-oil.md) | -0.9% | -14.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-12-24 | [Sharp spike in agro commodities over tepid farm output, high import prices \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10020-sharp-spike-in-agro-commodities-over-tepid-farm-output-high-import-prices.md) | +1.2% | +6.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-03 | [Palm oil rises on Malaysia floods, higher Indonesian export tax - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27044-palm-oil-rises-on-malaysia-floods-higher-indonesian-export-tax-markets-business.md) | +3.9% | -2.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-07-21 | [Palm oil demand up as dry U.S. weather seen hurting rival soy crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70055-palm-oil-demand-up-as-dry-u-s-weather-seen-hurting-rival-soy-crops.md) | +0.8% | +3.5% |
| SBM | 2023-06-22 | [Central US drought intensifies, threatening grains and soy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9769-central-us-drought-intensifies-threatening-grains-and-soy-reuters.md) | -7.3% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2025-01-16 | [EU soybean meal prices rise as Argentina's drought impacts production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26587-eu-soybean-meal-prices-rise-as-argentina-s-drought-impacts-production.md) | +3.5% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2023-03-15 | [Argentine soy processing in crisis as drought threatens harvest -industry group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13976-argentine-soy-processing-in-crisis-as-drought-threatens-harvest-industry-group.md) | -5.8% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- environmentpulse.com: https://environmentpulse.com/drought-conditions-threaten-to-increase-agricultural-imports-in-the-country/

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