“Food Industries” at the Malaysian Palm Oil Forum; Egypt is one of the largest countries importing the product

Zakaria Al-Shafi’i, Director of the Oils and Fats Department at the Egyptian Chamber of Food Industries, said that Egypt has a role in the palm oil industry with regard to global production. He added in his speech during the Malaysian Palm Oil Egypt 2024 Forum that palm oil is a fat, and that Egypt is one of the largest consumers of oils and fats, in addition to the fats extracted from cow’s milk, but vegetable oils have a different importance, as they provide the highest nutritional values. He continued that Egypt produces soybeans to obtain oils, pointing out that there are many different fatty products, the most prominent of which are vegetable oils, including corn oil. He stated that India is the largest importer of palm oil in the world, followed by China, then the United States, followed by Egypt, but the rate of consumption within Egypt is increasing significantly, so we need to provide sustainability and biofuel solutions. He pointed out that vegetable oils are important ...