Soyabean meal exports rose by 28 per cent to 6.20 lakh tonnes in January this year, industry body, Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA) said on Wednesday.
The country exported 4.84 lakh tonnes of soyameal, that is mainly used in feeding animals and poultry, in January, 2012.
Soyameal exports, however, fell by 18 per cent to 25.36 lakh tonnes in April-January this fiscal from 30.82 lakh tonnes in the same period of 2011-12 fiscal, Indore-based SOPA said in a statement.
Japan has been the major importer of Indian soyameal with imports of 3.70 lakh tonnes followed by Thailand at 2.43 lakh tonnes in April-January of 2012-13 fiscal.
In the current soyabean year (October-September), the exports of soyameal decreased by 13 per cent to 16.99 lakh tonnes during October 2012 to January 2013 as against 19.53 lakh tonnes in the same period.