• cost and palm oil mill consultants in Tanzania
  • cost and palm oil mill consultants in Tanzania
  • cost and palm oil mill consultants in Tanzania
  • cost and palm oil mill consultants in Tanzania
  • How much does palm oil cost in Tanzania?
  • The import price per kilogram of Palm Oil into Tanzania over the last five years has been relatively volatile. In 2016, the price was at its lowest point of $0.80, before increasing to $1.26 in 2013. In 2014, the price rose to $1.33, before dropping to $0.99 in 2015. The price then rose again to $1.09 in 2017, before dropping to $0.85 in 2018.
  • What is oil palm used for in Tanzania?
  • More recently, additional uses for this crop have developed, such as local soap production using palm oil. Oil palm production in Tanzania is carried out primarily by smallholder farmers living in Kigoma Region (Kigoma Rural District), as well as in Mbeya Region (mostly Kyela District) and some parts of Tanga and Pwani regions.
  • Which areas are suitable for oil palm production in Tanzania?
  • There are many (other than Kigoma, Mbeya and Pwani) suitable for oil plam production in Tanzania. Areas that have the potential to grow oil palm include: Tabora (Urambo & Kaliua), Katavi, Morogoro, Tanga, Lindi, Mtwara, Kagera and Mbeya (Kyela)9.
  • Can oil palm fill the edible oil gap in Tanzania?
  • Experts4 report that oil palm, coconut and avocado as the leading edible oil producing value chains per unit area, worldwide. Hence, an investment opportunity avails itself in tapping oil palm, coconut and avocado’s potential in filling the edible oils’ gap in Tanzania. Oilseeds are produced in almost all regions in Tanzania.
  • Does Tanzania need to import oil palm seeds from abroad?
  • Oil palm experts advise that, Tanzania doesn’t need to import seeds from abroad as we have the best parent stock. In total, Tanzania requires some 20,377,500 Tenera plants in order to produce the required 570,000 MT of edible oil through palm oil value chain. This is a huge number of oil palm trees needed in the country.
  • Does Tanzania produce enough edible oil?
  • However, Tanzania believes it has the capacity to produce enough of the required edible oil and so undertook measures to boost production. In the 2018/19 financial year, the country increased the tariffs on crude palm oil to 25% to promote local production of oil seeds.