Soyabean imports decrease 61.15 percent in 10 months of FY2026

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st May, 2026) The import of soyabean oil into the country during the first 10 months of the current financial year decreased by 61.15 percent as compared to the imports of the corresponding period of the last year.

During the period from July-April, 2025-26, about 97,521 metric tons of soyabean valued at $108.683 million was imported as compare to the imports of 262,106 metric tons costing $279.768 million of the same period of the last year, according the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

However, the imports of palm oil into the country during the period under review grew by 15.41percent and over 3.075 million tons of the palm oil worth of $3.313 billion were imported as compared to the imports of 2.751 million tons valued at $2.871 billion of the same period of the last year.

Meanwhile, the imported of pulses into the country decreased by 25.01 percent as 1.159 million tons of pulses valued at $688.

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357 million were imported during last 10 months of current financial year as against the imports of 1.324 million tons costing $917.891 million of the same period of the last year.

The food group imports into the country during the first 10 months of current financial year grew by 13.81 percent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of the last year. During the period from July-April, 2026, food commodities worth of $7.848 billion were imported as compared to the imports of $6.898 billion of the same period of the last year.

On the other hand the food commodities worth of $ 4.190 billion were exported during the first 10 months of current fiscal year as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of the last year. The food group exports from the country during the period under review registered negative growth of 32.2 percent as it was recorded at $ 6.164 billion during the first 10 months of last financial year.