Palm oil production 'crisis' in Southeast Asia

게시됨 2023년 5월 15일

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Southeast Asian countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, are experiencing record-breaking high temperatures, with Singapore reaching 37 degrees Celsius, its highest in 40 years. The heatwave is expected to lead to a rise in heat stroke cases and potentially decrease food supplies, especially palm oil, due to drought. The Thai government has warned of possible food price hikes due to the threat of drought from El Niño later in the year. The heatwaves and cyclones in Southeast Asia are attributed to global climate change and the effects of El Niño.

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Bloomberg News reported on the 14th (local time) that Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore are boiling with record high temperatures. As a result, there were concerns that heat stroke patients would appear one after another and that food supplies such as palm oil could be reduced due to drought. Singapore recorded the highest temperature in 40 years on the 13th, 37 degrees Celsius. The Singapore Meteorological Administration said the temperature was higher than last year's record of 36.7 degrees Celsius. Malaysia is also battling the heat. As of the 12th, 14 cases of heat stroke were reported, and considering the heat that will continue until August, the number of heat stroke patients is expected to increase. After a child recently died of heat stroke, the Ministry of Health immediately issued a heat stroke alert. Vietnam hit a record high of 44.2 degrees earlier this month. The Philippines shortened school days when temperatures reached dangerous levels. The problem is ...

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