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  • How much edible oil is produced in Ethiopia?
  • In Ethiopia, 19.3 million litres of edible oil are produced each month using 19,623tn of imported soybeans, sunflower and palm. The total demand for edible oil in the country amounts to approximately 70.9 million litres a month. One person in Ethiopia consumes an average of 0.7lt of edible oil monthly.
  • Where does Ethiopia import palm oil?
  • Ethiopia imports palm oil mostly from Indonesia (48 percent) and Malaysia (36 percent). On the other hand, the largest suppliers of sunflower oil to the Ethiopian market are Turkey (58 percent) and Ukraine (21%) while the leading suppliers of soybean oil are Ukraine and China (market shares of 33 and 26 percent, respectively).
  • Is MIDROC Ethiopia building an edible-oil factory in Addis Ababa?
  • ADDIS ABABA – Midroc Ethiopia has started building a 4-billion birr (100 million euro) worth edible-oil factory which is expected to produce 600,000 liters of cooking oil daily. A cornerstone for the factory was laid in Addis Ababa’s Summit area, adjacent to Pepsi Cola factory, on Saturday
  • Where is phibela oil refinery located?
  • The Phibela Industrial PLC oil refinery is located at Bure town, in West Gojjam Zone, Amhara National Regional State, and 441 km north of Addis Ababa. It is a huge edible oil refinery not only in Ethiopia but also in Africa. Phibela Industrial Complex has been set up with an outlay of 4.5 Billion Birr.
  • What is Shemu's edible oil plant?
  • Shemu Plc, a company known for manufacturing fast-moving consumer products, operates an edible oil plant in Dire Dawa. The plant, which has a capacity of 950tn a day, recently underwent a 1.6 billion Br expansion to increase its production.
  • Why is there a shortage of edible oil?
  • The foreign currency shortage is one of the main reasons behind the edible oil shortage in the market, according to Frezer Debela, the general manager of Shemu Group. The Shemu Edible Oil Factory is expanding to address this issue by supplying waste products from manufacturing the oil to the plant that manufactures soap.