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India's export of castor oil surges 13% in July 2025
Sep-11-2025

Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has said that India's export of castor oil surged by 12.48% to 49,928 metric tonnes (MT) (Provisional) in the month of July 2025 as compared to 44,387 MT (Provisional) in the same month last year. In the value terms, India exported castor oil worth Rs 681.70 crore in July 2025 as against Rs 596.32 crore in July 2024, i.e. up by 14.32%. 

According to SEA data, India's export of castor oil stood at 2,38,695 MT (Provisional) during April to July 2025 as compared to 269,711 MT in April to July 2024. In the month of June 2025, castor oil export stood at 56,412 MT, while its value stood at Rs 730.63 crore. 

India is the largest producer of castor seed in the world and Gujarat is the largest in India. Castor oil is an important ingredient for the global specialty chemical industry as it is the only commercial source of hydroxylate fatty acid. Castor oil is used for a number of industrial applications including paints, varnish, resins and plasticisers.

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