India’s soybean imports in 2025/26 surged to a record 1.1 million metric tons from negligible volumes a year earlier, as a rally in domestic prices prompted mills to step up overseas purchases, a leading trade body said on Wednesday.
The South Asian nation imported about 2,000 tons in the previous year, data from the Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) shows.
India permits imports only of non-genetically-modified soybeans, limiting supplies to a handful of African nations – including Benin, Niger, Togo and Nigeria – where non-GM beans command a steep premium over genetically modified varieties.
