Edible oil imports including soybean and palm oil during five months of current financial year grew by 71.93 percent and 29.24 percent respectively as compared the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-December 2017-18 109,366 metric tons of soybean oil worth of US$ 98.519 million imported to fulfill the domestic requirements as against the import of 37,845 metric tons valuing US$ 57.303 million of same period last year.