There has been a noticeable increase in demand for Malaysian oil palm seeds, particularly from IndiaAhmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, Director General of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), in a statement to PTI.
In 2024, India imported 3.03 million tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia, accounting for 17.9% of the Southeast Asian nation's total palm oil exports.
India’s rising demand is driven by its national initiative to expand domestic palm oil production — a key step toward reducing the country’s dependency on imports, which currently fulfills the bulk of its edible oil requirements.