BIRGUNJ: Crude soybean oil imports through the Birgunj checkpoint have surged significantly in the current fiscal year.
In the first 11 months, imports reached Rs 52.58 billion, marking a massive increase of 613.41 percent compared to Rs 7.37 billion during the same period last year, according to Deepak Lamichhane, Chief Customs Administrator at Birgunj Customs Office.
Meanwhile, exports of refined soybean oil have also grown substantially. In the same 11-month period, 2.58 million liters of refined soybean oil worth Rs 55.3 billion were exported through Birgunj, compared to just 464,138 liters worth Rs 88.3 million in the previous fiscal year.
Additionally, crude sunflower oil imports through Birgunj reached Rs 9.75 billion, up from Rs 8.4 billion last year. Refined sunflower oil exports also saw a sharp rise, with 38.9 million liters worth Rs 8.4 billion exported during this fiscal year, compared to only 527,291 liters in the same period last year.
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