Soyabean meal export up by 227 pc at 3,68,302 MT in April

Indore, May 12 (UNI) Export of soyabean meal during April this year stood at 3,68,302 million tonnes (MT) as against 1,12,366 MT during the same period last year, registering a whopping growth of 227 per cent over the last year.

The export figures on the oil-year (October-September) basis showed a commendable performance, Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA) Chairman Rajesh Agrawal said in a statement released here today.

Exports during the period October'05 to April'06 were 31,17,568 MT as compared to 12,71,199 MT, recording a growth of 145.25 per cent over the last year.

The data has been collected and compiled by SOPA based on the information received from members, port authorities and other agencies, the statement added.

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