• Why are there so many oil palm growers in Mexico?
  • The large proportion of oil palm growers in Mexico is partly explained by the land tenure distribution in the palm oil production region (southeast of Mexico), where ejidos are dominant. In Campeche the area occupied by the ejidos represents 51% of the total area of the state ( RAN, 2023 ).
  • How do oil palm growers make money in Mexico?
  • Oil palm growers in Mexico have a long history of organization known as the social sector, which involves a group of farmers who work through cooperatives or associations that partially or fully owns an extraction mill. As shareholders, farmers receive profits not only from the sale of their crops but also from the sale of the mill final products.
  • How do palm oil mills work?
  • It all begins with the transportation of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from plantation sites to the palm oil mills. The milling operation includes several stages, namely reception, sterilization, threshing, digestion and pressing, clarification and purification, and kernel recovery.
  • How many palm mills are in the world?
  • It currently encompasses more than 2,000 mills worldwide. The UML is used across the palm industry and has become a trusted reference to identify mills as part of supply chain mapping and traceability.
  • Are palm oil mills sustainable?
  • In contrast to other oil crop processing facilities, palm oil mills have established themselves as environmentally conscious entities, pioneering a sustainable approach to energy generation. These mills have eschewed reliance on conventional energy sources, such as electricity from the national grid and fuel oil.
  • How many hectares are lost by oil palm expansion in Mexico?
  • Between 2014 and 2019, at least 5,400 hectares (13,343 acres) of forests and jungle were lost due to the expansion of oil palm in Chiapas, Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz, according to cartographic analysis carried out by the authors of the study ¡°Cultivation of Oil Palm in Mexico.¡±