Palm oil to see healthy growth

Feed the world: Filepic of a worker tending to oil palm seedlings at a Felda Agricultural Services nursery in Jerantut, Pahang. Palm oil production in Malaysia is expected to increase to 20.1 million tonnes this year to meet higher global demand.

Output and demand to rise in 2015, say industry experts

GLOBAL supply of palm oil – the world’s most tradeable vegetable oil – will be marginally higher this year with continued demand expected from traditional markets like China, India, Pakistan and the European Union (EU), say industry experts.