Market Highlights
Will the last-minute trade deal with the EU make Britain Great Again?
In September 2019, British Premier Boris Johnson infamously said: “I’d rather be dead in a ditch than delay Brexit.” Mr. Johnson and the country he leads as of February 2021 have avoided those fateful events. But both have come perilously close. Aside from Brexit, COVID-19, of whic...
Infographic – Market Update & Opportunities in Bangladesh
Read the market highlights articles related to the infographic above by clicking the title below Bangladesh Food Industry – Continuous Growth and Growing Potential for Palm Oil Consumption Bangladesh has emerged as one of the economic powers in South Asia. According to October 2020 report by Interna...
Palm Oil Complementing Oils and Fats Industry of the Americas
North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands are all part of the Americas continent. This region is synonymous with soybeans because it is home to the world’s top three soybean producers; the USA, Brazil, and Argentina. Rapeseed oil and palm oil are the two main oil...
The Pandemic and the Indian Economy – 2020 to 2021
The year 2020 was a roller coaster year vis-a-vis Malaysian palm oil imports. The centuries-old relationship between India and Malaysia was tested when Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir’s comments on the Kashmir issue and the new citizenship law did not go down well in India. Although ...
Afghanistan: Potential Market for Malaysian Palm Oil
Afghanistan – officially known as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country strategically located in a crossroad between the biggest economies of Asia, China, India and the middle-east countries. The country also shares its borders with Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and ...
Would Kenya continue to be a major MPO export destination?
For the past five years, Kenyan palm oil imports had risen by 43.6%, from 694,900 MT in 2016 to an estimated 1 million MT in 2020. From 2016 to 2019, Malaysian palm oil import share stood at 24% on average. However, 2020 saw an exponential increase of Malaysian import share, commanding and est...
A Review on India’s Oils and Fats Market 2021
Overview on India Oils and Fats Market Dynamics India’s edible oils imports and market shares are often the result of macro changes happening in the country’s domestic oils and fats market. The macro features mentioned include the ever changing of internal policies with regards to the domestic edibl...
China’s Palm Oil Market – Opportunities for Malaysian Palm Oil
Palm oil is among the major edible oils and fats consumed in China. In 2020, palm oil market share registered 17.0% in China’s total oils and fats consumption. It ranked second behind soybean oil which accounted for 42.0% of China’s oils and fats consumption. In China’s palm oil market, there are 2 ...
Maintaining Malaysian Palm Oil Market Share in Nigeria
Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy but its economy is highly dependent on petroleum and fluctuation in crude oil prices and production cause a major effect on its economy. Petroleum and natural gas sectors account for about 9 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP), approximately 85 pe...
Palm Oil Sectoral Growth in USA, Mexico and Haiti
1. USA US is a major market for oils and fats. The consumption of oils and fats have been increasing steadily over the past three years. In 2020 US palm oil consumption amounted to 1.4 million tonnes or about 6% of the total oils and fats consumption. The US palm oil imports have been increasing [&h...
