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  • How many oil palm processing mills are there in india?
  • There are 19 oil palm processing mills, having capacity of 240MT/hr crushing of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) of oil palm. During the Month of August 2021, the FFB price is Rs. 17951/- per MT, CPO price is Rs. 116159/- per MT and OER ratio is 16.26 %.
  • How much palm oil does india import?
  • In the first nine months of the 2023–2024 oil year, india imported 68,45,097 tons of palm oil, a 4% drop from the same time the year before. According to the Solvent Extractors' Association of india, total import of palm oil in india was around 797,482 metric tons in August, a 26% decrease from July.
  • How many hectares are under oil palm cultivation in india?
  • Out of the total assessed area, only 3.69 lakh hectares is under oil palm cultivation including NE states at present only of which 1.8 lakh ha is fruiting area. Hence there is a lot of potential for the growth of oil palm in the country. 26 and 16.71 lakh ha by 2029-30.
  • How much palm oil can be produced per hectare?
  • With good planting material, irrigation and proper management, there is a potential for production of 20- 25 tonne Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) per hectare on attaining the age of 8-9 years. This in turn is capable of yielding 4-5 ton of palm oil and 0.4-0.5 tonne of palm kernel oil (PKO).
  • Where is a palm oil factory located in india?
  • This factory is located in Roing within the lower Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh. Despite significant potential, india currently struggles with achieving self-sufficiency in edible oils, importing 96% of its required palm oil, which makes up 67% of the country's edible oil import bill, totaling over Rs. 1 Lakh crore.
  • Which countries import palm oil in 2022-23?
  • india imported 16.5 million metric tons (MT) of edible oil in 2022-23 including: palm (9.8 MT from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand), soyabean (3.7 MT from Argentina and Brazil) and sunflower (3 MT from Russia, Ukraine and Argentina). Indonesia and Malaysia are the main global palm oil producers, followed by Thailand, Colombia, and Nigeria.