The Role of Policy and Industry Structure in India's Oilseed Markets

By Suresh Persaud and Maurice R. Landes

Economic Research Report No. (ERR-17) 58 pp, April 2006

This report reviews recent developments in India's oilseed sector and assesses the implications of current and potential future policy reforms for the oilseed sector. Extensive policy intervention continues to affect oilseed production, trade, and processing in India. Findings suggest that India's current policy of high tariffs on oilseeds and oil affords little benefit to oilseed producers and imposes high costs on consumers. A reduction in oilseed barriers would encourage processors in India to boost capacity utilization using imported oilseeds, resulting in lower processing costs, and increased net revenues and employment. It would also afford U.S. soybean producers an opportunity for exports.

Keywords: India, oilseeds and products, soybeans, trade policy, ERS, USDA

In this report ...

Chapters are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• Report summary, 101 kb. | HTML

• Abstract, Acknowledgments, Contents, and Summary, 54 kb.
• Introduction and India’s Oilseed Sector, 427 kb.
• Implications of Policy and Structural Change, 135 kb.
• Conclusions, 32 kb.
• References, 37 kb.
• Appendices, 187 kb.

• Entire Report, 921 kb.

Updated date: April 19, 2006