Thread by @EkanshMittal_KW

I was recently looking at few Edible Oil stocks...simply because some have fallen quite a lot and Promoters seem to be adding to their stake

Here are some details on Edible Oil Industry🧵

India is world's largest importer of edible oils

GOI has launched National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm to boost domestic production

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Edible oil refers to any oil that is suitable for human consumption and is used primarily in cooking & food preparation

These oils are extracted from various plant sources such as seeds, nuts, fruits, grains, animals and marine oils

Types of Edible Oils

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Key raw materials for edible oil production include crude vegetable oil, phosphoric acid, caustic soda, bleaching earth, water, beta-carotene, antioxidants, and essential oils

Crude oils from oilseeds like coconut, cotton, soybeans, and palm are used

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India edible oil market size reached 24.7 Mn Tons in 2023

IMARC Group expects the market to reach 27.9 Mn Tons by 2032, exhibiting 1.35% CAGR during 2024-32

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Vegetable oil prices over the last 1 year

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Dependency on imports for edible oil

-About 60% of total consumption is imported

-Palm oil, constituting around 40% of consumption, is mainly imported from Indonesia/Malaysia

-Sunflower oil, about 8% of total consumption, is primarily imported from Ukraine (70%) and Russia (20%)

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