date:Aug 25, 2015
kyrocket in comparison to any other vegetable oil, including soybean, rapeseed and sunflower.
India is the largest global consumer and importer of palm oil. Recent imports of palm oillargely from the south-east Asian countries of Indonesia and Malaysiahave risen sharply, from 5.6 million tonne in 2007-08 to 8.82 million tonne in 2009-10 (Ministry of Agriculture, GoI 2011). India's increasing demand for palm oil stems from its inability to meet its domestic demand for vegetable oil; India produc