Food industry

Tea production in Malaysia is concentrated on three plantations — Bo, Bharat (Cameron Highlands), and Sabah (Mount Kinabalu). In general, from 2018 to 2022, the volume of tea produced in Malaysia decreased.

The Import of Vegetable Oils (edible & non-edible) for the month of August, 2023 reported at 1,866,123 tons compared to 1,401,233 tons in August 2022, consisting 1,852,115 tons of edible oils and 14,008 tons of non-edible oils i.e. up by 33%.

Potato processing is actively developing in Russia today. Among the most popular types of potato processing products, frozen fries, crispy potatoes, chips, dry mashed potatoes can be distinguished.

The Import of Vegetable Oils (edible & non-edible) for the month of July, 2023 reported at 1,771,833 tons compared to 1,214,353 tons in July 2022, consisting 1,755,834 tons of edible oils and 15,999 tons of non-edible oils i.e. up by 46%.

Potato chips have been considered one of the most popular snacks around the world for many years. The demand for them is determined by the growing consumption of packaged foods that are convenient to use as a snack.

The Import of Vegetable Oils (edible & non-edible) for the month of June, 2023 reported at 1,314,476 tons compared to 991,650 tons in June 2022, consisting 1,311,576 tons of edible oils and 2,900 tons of non-edible oils i.e. up by 49%.

Malt is a product obtained by germination of cereal seeds. The main and most common cereal for the production of malt is barley. Less often, wheat, rye or oats are used to impart special taste qualities.

The volume of fish and seafood consumption in Morocco showed an increase almost throughout 2018-2022. In 2022, consumption amounted to a record 551.8 thousand tons, of which 538.8 thousand tons (97.6%) accounted for fish and 13.0 thousand tons (2.4%) for seafood.

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India has compiled the export data for export of oilmeals for the month of May, 2023 provisionally reported at 436,596 tons compared to 254,062 tons in May 2022 i.e. up by 72%.

Onset of monsoon in Kerala delayed by a week leading to delay in sowing and yet together momentum in most of the states. IMD has forecasted near normal monsoon, however El Nino is not ruled out completely and may spoil the chances of normal monsoon, which may impact domestic availability of vegetable oils in next oil year 2023-24.