Cottonseed Oil & Meal Conclave held in Hyd

Hyderabad: The Solvent Extractor's Association of India (SEA) & All India Cottonseed Crushers Association (AICOSCA) with the support of Telangana Oil Industry and Trade Association organised the 2nd edition of National Conference on Cottonseed Oil & Meal Conclave 2019 at Hotel Marigold in Hyderabad on Sunday.

The main objective of the conclave was to provide a platform for members of the Industry, farmers, government bodies and deliberate on various aspects of Cottonseed oil and meals production, usage and marketing, which will be extremely helpful for the cotton oil processing industry and trade.

Speaking on the occasion, Atul Chaturvedi, president, SEA, "India produces about 13.0 lakh tons of cottonseed oil and gaining popularity among the consumers.

Cottonseed oil is preferred oil by the organised food industry for the unique frying properties of the oil which keeps our namkeens and snacks fresh for a long period of time.

Cottonseed oil is competitively priced when compared to other oils, which helps increase its acceptability.

We are delighted at the response to this conclave and hope that the inputs from the Conclave will positively benefit the cottonseed oil processing industry and trade particularly in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh."