date:Jul 26, 2013
in the field.
Of the crops currently grown to produce edible oil, the oil palm is by far the most efficient planted on only 5 percent of the world's total vegetable oil acreage, oil palm plants account for nearly 45 percent of the edible oil worldwide. In contrast, soybeans produce 27 percent of the world's edible oil, yet 41 percent of total crop acreage is dedicated to their cultivation.
In addition to its use as an important food oil, palm oil is already impacting biofuel markets and has s