nigeria crude palm oil mill/palm kernel oil production line
nigeria crude palm oil mill/palm kernel oil production line
nigeria crude palm oil mill/palm kernel oil production line
nigeria crude palm oil mill/palm kernel oil production line
nigeria crude palm oil mill/palm kernel oil production line
nigeria crude palm oil mill/palm kernel oil production line
nigeria crude palm oil mill/palm kernel oil production line
nigeria crude palm oil mill/palm kernel oil production line
nigeria crude palm oil mill/palm kernel oil production line
  • How palm oil is produced in Nigeria?
  • Palm oil production starts with the trees that are producing fruit, the harvesting of the fruit, and then the processing of the fruit. Nigeria has two main palm production systems, the wild grove and the planted farms, with the wild grove producing about 80% of total fruit for processing.
  • How much palm oil is consumed in Nigeria?
  • Palm oil and palm kernel contribute about 65% to the total vegetable oils and fats consumed in Nigeria. This implies that palm oil and palm kernel oil demand and supply is 1,279,525 tonnes and 739,427 tonnes, respectively, leaving a gap of 540,098 tonnes annually.
  • Why do Nigerian refineries use palm kernel oil?
  • More than 60% of refineries in Nigeria are built on palm kernel oil as raw materials. This is because processing of palm kernel oil involves degumming, bleaching, deodorization, cooling, and packaging. This product is liquid at ambient conditions except during the rainy season when the product congeals due to low temperatures (<20°C).
  • What is the supply gap in palm oil in Nigeria?
  • It is difficult to assess the specific gap because of incomplete statistics, but according to the USDA in their analysis based on estimated production and import figures, the shortfall in supply (the supply gap) is about 150,000 MT of palm oil per annum, as per figure 3. Figure 3: Trend in production and consumption of palm oil in Nigeria