Palm oil production 'crisis' in Southeast Asia

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 ...