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Ah, thanks for clarification! Edit: Learnt now that it's the most-used oil in Indonesia, as Indonesia is also the largest producer of Palm Oil (64% of global p
by rickdeckard 3y ago
Ah, thanks for clarification!
Edit: Learnt now that it's the most-used oil in Indonesia, as Indonesia is also the largest producer of Palm Oil (64% of global production in 2020). So they likely use it locally because it's available in abundance there...
In 2020, Indonesia and Malaysia accounted for ~84% of all the Palm oil production in the world [1]
[1] https://www.iucn.nl/app/uploads/2022/10/Factsheet-Palm-oil_IUCN-NL-2022_Guide-for-value-chain-management-in-the-protein-transition.pdf https://www.iucn.nl/app/uploads/2022/10/Factsheet-Palm-oil_I...
- darth_avocado 3y agoThe consumption in US still is top 5 in the world. https://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?commodity=palm-oil&graph=domestic-consumption https://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?commodity=palm-oil&g... But we do have soybean oil and canola that’s more popular.