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Import duty cut on sunflower oil has a significant Russian backdrop

India September 27, 2026 11:03 PM
Import duty cut on sunflower oil has a significant Russian backdrop

Import duty cut on sunflower oil has a significant Russian backdrop

An increasingly import-dependent domestic edible oil market may add further complexity to New Delhi's ties with Moscow and Washington

Data shows India imported close to 1.22 mt of sunflower oil from Russia in the first 10 mon- ths of the 2025-26 edible oil year, November to August, around 14 per cent lower than in the same period a year earlier