• How has the production and importation of edible oils changed in Myanmar?
  • It can be clearly seen in Figure 1 that the production and importation of edible oils had almost doubled from 2000 to 2011 and also the consumption had gradually increased during the period. Among the imported edible oils, palm oil accounts for the largest share in the edible oil market in Myanmar.
  • 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.
  • What is the most popular oil seed crop in Myanmar?
  • Groundnut and sesame are the most popular oilseed crops in the central dry zone and other parts of the country, and it takes almost 73 % and 16 % of total oil seed crop production in Myanmar, respectively (DOA, 2020).
  • How much palm oil is produced a year in Yangon?
  • In the case of palm oil refining production, the annual production of fresh fruit bunches was 510,035 MT which can produce 102,007 MT of crude palm oil in the fiscal year 2019-2020. Edible oil refinery produced 47,937 MT of refined palm oil from 59,921 MT of crude palm oil. There are three edible oil refineries in Yangon.
  • How many edible oil refineries in Yangon?
  • There are three edible oil refineries in Yangon. They are Yuzana oil refinery which refines 300 MT/day, South Dagon oil refinery which refines 200 MT/day and Wilmar Myanmar Edible Oils Limited oil refinery in Thilawa port terminal which refines 460 MT/day.