Fornitori all'ingrosso di olio da cucina in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's cooking oil industry: soybean dominance and local refining powerhouses

Soybean oil (soyabean tel) overtook mustard oil (sarso tel) as Bangladesh's primary household cooking oil in the 1990s and now accounts for roughly 70–75% of total edible oil consumption. Bangladesh imports approximately 1.2–1.8 million tonnes of crude soybean oil annually — primarily from Argentina and Brazil — which is then refined, bleached, and deodorised (RBD) by Bangladesh's large domestic refining sector and sold in 1-litre, 2-litre, and 5-litre bottles to consumers. Palm olein (imported from Malaysia and Indonesia) is the second most significant cooking oil, used heavily in commercial frying, the biscuit and snack food industry, and lower-price-point household consumption. Bangladesh has developed an exceptionally concentrated local edible oil refining industry, dominated by a handful of large conglomerates: City Group (City Gold brand — Bangladesh's market-leading soybean oil brand by volume, with crushing and refining capacity in Dhaka and Chittagong); Meghna Group of Industries (Fresh brand — second-largest soybean oil brand, with refinery at Meghna Ghat, Narayanganj, adjacent to Chittagong-Dhaka corridor); TK Group (TK brand — third major player, processing facility in Chittagong Export Processing Zone adjacent zone); Bashundhara Group (Desh brand — also in Dhaka); and Abul Khair Group. These groups collectively handle the majority of Bangladesh's crude edible oil imports and domestic refining output. Mustard oil remains culturally significant, particularly in rural Bangladesh, Sylhet division, and for traditional bengali cooking. Locally produced from domestic mustard seed cultivation in Rajshahi, Chapai Nawabganj, and Pabna districts, mustard oil is distributed by small-scale local processors (ghani) and regional brands. For B2B buyers: Bangladesh's cooking oil market is dominated by a small number of large integrated refining groups — approaching City Group, Meghna Group, TK Group, or Bashundhara Group directly is the most effective route for large-volume soybean or palm oil business.