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  • Is Pakistan a palm oil producer?
  • KARACHI: Pakistan’s southeastern Sindh province has successfully completed a pilot oil palm cultivation and extraction project, putting the country on the list of palm oil producers. An oil extraction facility at the site of the pilot oil palm plantation in the province’s southern Thatta district produced its first oil last week.
  • Is palm oil good for Pakistan?
  • Various local cuisines often use cooking oil, especially palm oil that comes from Indonesia. "Palm oil for Pakistan is like blood flowing through the body. It has a significant impact on taste in the kitchen and at the dining table," said June Kuncoro Hadiningrat, the Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi.
  • Did Pakistan's palm oil supply come from Indonesia?
  • It's no wonder they were panicking, as 90 percent of Pakistan's palm oil supply came from Indonesia. "I remember clearly that the stocks of palm oil were only 21,000 tons. Only enough for a week," said Rasheed JanMohammed, CEO of the Pakistan Edible Oil Conference (PEOC) 2024.
  • Is palm oil a staple ingredient in Pakistani food?
  • The culinary culture in Pakistan, which revolves around oily food, makes palm oil a staple ingredient, just like in Indonesia. One of the Pakistani food menus served at a restaurant in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday (11/1/2024). Various local cuisines often use cooking oil, especially palm oil that comes from Indonesia.
  • Is there oil in a palm plantation in Sindh?
  • An oil palm from Sindh's plantation in Thatta on July 24, 2020. The oil content of the plantation's palm fruit is 2 percent higher than the world average. (Photo courtesy: Sindh's Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development)
  • Why did Pakistan ban palm oil in April 2022?
  • The ban on the export of various types of palm oil issued by the Indonesian government in April 2022 has left Pakistan in a quandary. Their biggest concern is the lack of cooking oil ingredients. This scarcity of necessities is said to worsen the political and economic crisis that will further deteriorate the country's security.