ABOUT PALM OIL TRADE

Palm oil is of strategic importance to Nigeria as it is used in the production of more than half of the products sold in supermarkets globally.Nigeria is the largest consumer of palm oil in Africa with a population of 197 million people (World Bank, 2018). The nation consumed approximately 3 million MT of fats and oils in 2018, with palm oil accounting for 44.7% or 1.34 million MT. In the same period, production stood at 1.02 million MT resulting to supply shortfall of 0.32 million MT (excluding possible impact of palm oil exports).At Bazuze, we are actively involved in the aggregation of the oil palm fruit from farms across the major oil-producing states in Nigeria- Edo, and Bayelsa. The fruits are processed into three major sub-products which are Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil for Vegetable Oil production at our processing plant, and Palm Kernel Cake for Animal Feeds.