Thursday, 13 November 2014
CBEC reconstitutes committees for Appellate Tribunals in India
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Indian Cooking Oil Imports Hit Record In 2013/14, May Go Higher
India's cooking oil imports hit a record high in 2013/14 due to a surge in overseas purchases of soy and sunflower oils, a trade body said on Thursday, adding that low global prices could spur even higher imports in the current year.
Record imports by the world's top buyer could provide some support to global prices. Malaysian palm oil futures, the regional benchmark, have fallen nearly 17 percent in 2014 because of high unsold stocks in Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, the world's top producer.
India mainly buys palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia, plus smaller quantities of soyoil from Brazil and Argentina. The South Asian country also buys small amounts of sunflower oil from Ukraine and Russia.
Imports of all cooking oils rose to 11.62 million tonnes in the year that ended in October from 10.38 million a year earlier, the Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA) said on Thursday.
That 12 percent increase was mainly due to a surge in imports of soy and sunflower oil at the expense of palm oil, imports of which fell for the first time in four years.
"India has imported the highest quantity of soybean and sunflower due to attractive prices," said B.V. Mehta, SEA executive director.
"We will have one more year of record imports if the current trend continues," Mehta said. "Low global prices with an increasing population promise record import levels."
Soyoil imports rose 79 percent to around 2 million tonnes in 2013/14, while sunflower oil imports rose by more than half to 1.5 million tonnes.
Imports of palm oil fell to 7.96 million tonnes, down 4 percent from the previous year.
The rise in imports has led to calls by local producers for an increase in import taxes to stem the tide.
India's food minister has favoured raising taxes on cooking oils to help refiners and oilseed growers.
On Thursday, imported palm oil was quoted at $690-$715 a tonne on India's west coast, while soyoil and sunflower was quoted at $830 and $905 a tonne respectively.
Imported palm oil was cheaper by $150-$200 a tonne than a year ago, while soyoil was down $165-$175 and sunflower oil $100 a tonne, traders said.
Source: in.reuters.com
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Palm Imports By India Tumble First Time In Four Years On Prices
Palm oil imports by India, the world’s biggest buyer, slumped for the first time in four years as record global cooking oil supplies narrowed its discount to soybean and sunflower oils.
Shipments declined 4.1 percent to 7.96 million metric tons in the year ended Oct. 31, the first drop since 2009-2010, the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India said in a statement today. Total vegetable oil imports, including industrial oils, jumped 12 percent to a record 11.8 million tons as purchases of soybean and sunflower oils climbed to the highest ever, it said.
Palm oil, used in everything from noodle to soaps, lost market share in India as its discount to soybean oil narrowed to an average $84 a ton this year from $244 in 2013, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Palm entered a bull market last week after Indonesia and Malaysia, the largest producers, scrapped export taxes to boost demand and cut reserves.
“The gap between soft oils such as soybean and palm oil was very narrow during the year and that eroded the competitiveness of palm,” said Sandeep Bajoria, chief executive officer of Mumbai-based broker Sunvin Group. “With Malaysia and Indonesia pushing their exports through zero duty, India’s purchases may rise by almost 1 million tons this year.”
Soybean oil imports surged 79 percent to 1.95 million tons, while sunflower oil imports jumped 55 percent to 1.51 million tons, the association said.
Source:bloomberg.com
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Indian Rupee Opens Flat At 61.48 Per Dollar
The Indian rupee opened flat at 61.48 per dollar versus 61.51 Wednesday.
Britain's pound fell to a 14-month low against the dollar on Wednesday as investors pushed back rate-increase expectations to late 2015 after the Bank of England forecast low inflation.
The dollar rose more modestly against other major currencies. Mohan Shenoi of Kotak Mahindra Bank said," Gradual dollar strength is continuing globally.
The USD-INR is expected to trade today in a range of Rs 61.20-61.50/dollar, says Mohan Shenoi of Kotak Mahindra Bank.Better than expected IIP and CPI data is positive for Indian stock markets which should keep rupee well supported. The USD-INR is expected to trade today in a range of Rs 61.20-61.50/dollar."
Source:ibnlive.in.com