PRODUCT INTRODUCTION: Mustard oil is made from pressing the seeds of a mustard plant to produce spicy oil. Mustard oil is popular in Eastern cooking, although some American chefs have begun experimenting with the oil, which has a heat and distinctive flavour to it. Mustard essential oil has been found to be a powerful antibacterial agent.
Which Malaysian state planted the most oil palms?
Sarawak remained as the largest oil palm planted state for the second year, with 1.57 million hectares or 26.9% of the total Malaysian oil palm planted area, followed by Sabah with 1.55 million hectares or 26.5% and Peninsular Malaysia with 2.73 million hectares or 46.6%.
What happened to oil palms in Malaysia in 2021?
The total planted area for oil palm in Malaysia decreased by 2.18% to 5 737 million hectares in 2021. Sarawak remained as the largest oil palm planted state with 1.6 million hectares or 28% of the total oil palm planted area in Malaysia. The production of crude palm oil (CPO) recorded a decline by 5.35% to 18.12 million tonnes.
How did Malaysia’s palm oil industry perform in 2018?
The Malaysian oil palm industry faced a challenging performance in 2018, as compared to the achievement in 2017. Crude palm oil (CPO) production, exports of palm oil, CPO prices and total palm oil export earnings declined, while that of imports and closing palm oil stocks showed a significant increase.