17 Oils and Fats: World Production By Type (Mn T)

January/December

10-year average growth

Growth

Veg. Oils

2004

2003

2002

up to 2003

2004 vs 2003

Soya oil

30.68

31.29

29.86

+6.0%

-2.0%

Palm oil

30.45

28.08

25.39

+7.5%

+8.4%

Rapeseed oil

14.85

12.66

13.31

+3.5%

+17.3%

Sunseed oil

9.44

8.97

7.62

+2.3%

+5.2%

Groundnut oil

4.74

4.51

5.18

+1.2%

+5.1%

Cottonseed oil

4.39

4.01

4.23

+0.7%

+9.7%

Olive oil

2.89

2.85

2.71

+4.2%

+1.5%

Sesame oil

0.78

0.78

0.82

+2.4%

+0.3%

Corn oil

2.02

2.02

2.02

+2.2%

+/-0.0%

Coconut oil

3.02

3.29

3.14

+2.3%

-8.2%

Palmkern oil

3.52

3.33

2.03

+6.5%

+5.8%

Linseed oil

0.63

0.60

0.58

+0.8%

+5.7%

Castor oil

0.49

0.42

0.44

+0.1%

+16.5%

13 veg. oils

107.90

102.79

98.34

+4.6%

+5.0%

4 Animal Fats (a)

22.86

22.49

22.20

+1.3%

1.6%

Grand Total

130.76

125.28

120.54

+3.9%

+4.4%

(a) Butter (as fat), fish lard and tallow & greases.

Source: ISTA Mielke GmbH, OIL WORLD, Hamburg.