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  • How has the production of cottonseed oil changed in Egypt?
  • According to that Figure, it is quite clear that the production of cottonseed oil in Egypt has been decreased greatly over the years from 1969 whereby it was 125 thousand tons oil in 1969 to 10 thousand tons only in 2019. 2.
  • Where did cottonseed oil come from?
  • Production of refined cottonseed oil suitable for human consumption started in France in 1850 and its technology has been then exported back to the United States. In Egypt, this industry has been started since 1888 whereby cottonseed oil was extracted from its oilseed by hydraulic pressing in Alexandria and Kafr El-Zayat cities.
  • Does Egypt currently produce cottonseed?
  • Since 2017, the Egyptian government has taken control of producing and distributing cottonseed (previously handled by the private sector). The change was made in an effort to restore seed purity and cotton quality.
  • Where are cotton seeds planted in Egypt?
  • The seeds of this category of Cotton are only planted in a very small area to the north-east of the Nile delta. The reason is the perfect relative humidity combined with the unique fertility of the land. Every year in Egypt, the Cotton is planted in April when the temperature is quite mild.
  • Which vegetable oil is imported by Egypt?
  • Table 2: Quantities of various vegetable oils imported by Egypt from 2015 to 2018 in ton). It is clear that palm oil is the major oil imported by Egypt whereby it represents about 60% of total imported oils in 2018 while the quantity imported from corn oil is the least being about 3% in the same year.
  • How much oil does Egypt eat a year?
  • Currently, Egypt consumes about 2.5 million tons of edible oils annually. Only, about 48.5 thousand tons of this quantity is produced by oilseed extraction in local extraction plants. About half of this quantity is produced mainly from cottonseed produced as a byproduct of cotton ginning industry.