February 2023 - Estimated to have an economic value of some US$7BN pa, Mexico’s demand for edible oils and fats is significantly driven by its vibrant domestic food processing sector, the third largest in the Americas. With a population of 130M to feed, the $40BN pa Mexican food processing sector is forecast to grow by more than 6% pa 2020-2025...

January 2023 - Cultivation of palm oil across LAC region has a wide geographic range, extending from latitudes 8 degrees south to as much as 18 degrees north (Central Peru to Southeast Mexico). In the more northerly regions, irrigation is required to optimize yields due to the variable distribution of annual rainfall. The sustainability of water is both a current issue and a long-term concern...

April 2019 - At an estimated US$3bn-$4bn, the global annual trade in Dates, is small by comparison to Bananas ($20bn), Cocoa ($10bn, $120bn cocoa derived consumer goods) or Coconuts & Coconut products ($12bn-$15bn). However, the cultural and demographic shifts resulting from globalisation, have prompted robust growth in demand for Dates and Date products outside the traditional markets of North Africa, Middle East and South Asia...

January 2019 - A traditional crop of the tropics, most Western consumers came to know the coconut best from holidays abroad, or from a taste for macaroons or Bounty® bars, but from the start of the 21^st Century, coconut products have undergone a renaissance, and especially with Western ‘Millennial’ consumers...