• Does Myanmar have sufficient edible oil production?
  • This paper reviews the development of the edible oil sector in Myanmar. Oilseed crops, namely groundnut, sesame, sunflower, mustard and niger, are one of the major crops in Myanmar and it covers 16% of the national cultivated area.
  • How can Myanmar protect its edible oil milling industry?
  • Efforts to protect Myanmar¡¯s edible oil milling industry (e.g. by restricting palm oil imports or raising import duties) would hurt poorer consumers. Although liberalization of palm oil imports has proven challenging for domestic millers, it enables consumers to access edible oil at affordable prices.
  • How many hectares is edible oil sown in 2019-2020?
  • According to the action plan of the Department of Agriculture for self-sufficiency in edible oil (Draft), in 2019-2020, the total sown area of oilseed crops was 3.02 million hectares and the production of edible oil was 748,055 MT.
  • How many MT of edible oil a year?
  • Therefore, the domestic edible oil requirement is about 522,984 MT/year and self-sufficiency is 143%. Different types of edible oil have been imported from foreign countries to fulfill the domestic requirement of the country, and more than 90% of the volume of imported edible oils is palm oil.
  • Why have edible oil mills been stopped?
  • At present, about 90% of domestic edible oil mills have been stopped due to the selling of fake edible oil and lack of proper competition in the domestic market. Meanwhile, the government is preventing the sale of unstandardized and unhealthy edible oil products in the market.