India become the biggst customer of Malaysia palm oil
In 2014, India imported 3,230,000 tonnes palm oil from Malaysia, with year-on-year growth of 38.9%. India becomes Malaysia palm oil's biggest customer....
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Malaysia palm oil production reduction rate reaches the highest in recent 17 years
In 2014, Malaysia palm oil productionreduction rate reaches the highest in recent 17 years. Estimation of 2014 Malaysia palm oil production is 1,550,000 tons, effected by heavy rainfall. In fact, 2014-2015 yearly palm oil production is 19,70...
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Palm oil storage notes
Storage tank, the heating coils are generally installed in the tank bottom.Palm oil,especially in the big melting pot storage palm oil, heating should tank top to bottom, they are liable to make the bottom of the tank split up....
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Palm Oil Posts Worst Start to Year Since 2010 as Demand Slows
Palm oil capped the biggest January decline since 2010 as demand weakens amid a supply glut. Futures dropped 5.3 percent this month, the most since November, as a slump in exports from Malaysia, the largest producer after Indonesia, signals...
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Agricultural production in Nigeria
Nigeria lies between Longitudes 2° 49' E and 14° 37' E and Latitudes 4° 16' N and 13° 52' North of the Equator. The climate is tropical, characterized by high temperatures and humidity as well as marked wet and dry seasons, though there...
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History of Production and Processing of Edible Oil in Nigeria
Oil palm and ground nut oil are the first generation of vegetable oil to be produced and processed at commercial scale in Nigeria. Ground nut oil is produced from leguminous plant in the Northern part of the country and oil palm is grown in ...
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Origin of oil palm
It is generally agreed that the Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) originated in the tropical rain forestregion of West Africa. The main belt runs through the southern latitudes of Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo and into the...
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Modern palm oil processing method
Modern processing of oil palm fruit bunches into edible oil is practiced using various methods which may be grouped into four categories according to their throughput and degree of complexity. These are the traditional methods, small-scale m...
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oil palm farm in Africa
The primary unit of production of the palm oil industry is the farm where the oil palm tree is cultivated to produce palm fruits. There are also wild groves of oil palm. The farm units are of different sizes and may be classified as small, m...
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