The palm oil industry is among the most productive vegetable oil producers worldwide, supported in part by the oil palm’s exceptionally high yield (kg/ha/yr) compared with other vegetable oil plants.

Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palm trees (Elaeis guineensis) and is suitable for consumption. Oil palm trees only grow in tropical regions, being native to Africa and brought to southeast Asia ...

Whether they are laundry detergents, mascara, or Christmas chocolate, many everyday products contain fatty acids from palm oil or coconut oil. However, the extraction of these raw materials is ...

*This article is a collaboration between Mongabay Latam and GK, Ecuador. At the beginning of June 2020, Ecuador’s National Assembly overwhelmingly passed the Oil Palm Law, officially called the Law ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Reuters) - One of the world's biggest palm oil producers, FGV Holdings (FGVH.KL), opens new tab, expects output to rise between 1% and 3% in 2025 on the year, boosted by ...

Palm oil is produced by pressing the flesh and kernel of the fruit of the oil palm, a tropical plant originating in West Africa. People in the region may have consumed the reddish oil even in ...