Market Highlights
Land grab issues and how it affects foreign investments in Sub-Saharan Africa
Introduction Africa is seen as the next frontier, where abundant land and resources are available. Many investors show particular interest in Sub-Saharan Africa for business opportunities such as in mining, timber, large scale plantations, infrastructure and recreational developments. They show spec...
Pakistan’s Fast-Growing Fast-Food Sector – Potential for Malaysian Palm Oil
The evolution of life and lifestyles can be clearly observed throughout the history of the world. Pakistan is no different and the lifestyles of people here have seen major changes since its inception more than 70 years ago. With increasing globalization and the shrinking of the world, the Pakistani...
Strengthening Malaysian Palm Oil in MENA Region
The Middle East and North Africa region consumes approximately 14 million MT of various oils and fats. The consumption of oils and fats in the Middle East and North Africa differs significantly with most of the growth recorded in North Africa. In term of per capita consumption, the regio...
Malaysia’s Palm Oil is Gaining Market Share in China In 2020
Introduction COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted China’s GDP growth. China has reported that the country’s GDP contracted by 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020 before recovering marginally to 3.2% growth in the second quarter of 2020 after the country underwent practically a shutdown of the econo...
Performance of Palm Oil in West of Suez Region
The West of Suez region covers 10 countries, namely Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, and Tunisia. The West of Suez countries, with its huge population of about 385 million is a net importer of oils & fats. The region mainly depends on imports to ...
Upcoming Challenges for Palm Oil and MPO in Bangladesh Market
Market Overview: Bangladesh is a lower-middle income category country with a 170 million population size. Steady economic progress achieved during the last couple of years has contributed greatly in generating a life style change of a major population segment. ADB’s report shows that Banglades...
Second Wave of COVID-19 in Asia Pacific Region – Challenging Time for Palm Oil
COVID 19 pandemic has created chaos all around the world this year. Beginning in March 2020 number of nations have imposed a lockdown to curb the pandemic. The pandemic has also caused an economic disruption in those countries due to the movement control imposed by the respective government. When th...
A Look at India Palm Oil Import Trend – What to Expect Post Pandemic
The pandemic has caused major upheavals to the economy of India, as it has done globally. The country began a nationwide lockdown in late March, and the first phase which continued until May, forcing businesses to come to a halt. The food and HORECA sectors are among those greatly affected resulting...
Fluctuating fortunes of palm oil in India
Going by the prevailing trends, Palm oil imports into India in September 2020 is expected to be in the range of 700-750k. The festival season is round the corner. The after effects of the prolonged lockdown and continuing restrictions due to the spread of the pandemic points towards a subdued Deepav...
The dominance of United States as the largest importer of palm oil in the Americas region.
The Americas region is one of the major consumers as well as producers of oils and fats in the world. The major oils consume in this region are soybean, canola as and palm oil. United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil are the top four consumers of oils and fats in this region. In 2019, food [&hellip...
