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Meiko

(1,076 posts)
14. Terrible
Tue Apr 17, 2012, 02:20 PM
Apr 2012

Here is a list of who's using the stuff in metric tons.


http://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?commodity=palm-oil&graph=imports

1 India 7,250.00
2 China 6,300.00
3 EU-27 5,300.00
4 Pakistan 2,150.00
5 Other 1,725.00
6 Malaysia 1,710.00
7 Egypt 1,350.00
8 United States 1,089.00
9 Bangladesh 975.00
10 Singapore 700.00
11 Japan 585.00
12 Viet Nam 580.00
13 Russian Federation 560.00
14 United Arab Emirates 520.00
15 Kenya 500.00
16 Iran, Islamic Republic Of 500.00
17 Nigeria 440.00
18 Turkey 440.00
19 Myanmar 400.00
20 Benin 400.00
21 Mexico 385.00
22 South Africa 380.00
23 Saudi Arabia 290.00
24 Korea, Republic Of 288.00
25 Tanzania, United Republic Of 240.00
26 Ethiopia 225.00
27 Iraq 215.00
28 Brazil 215.00
29 Taiwan, Province Of China 160.00
30 Sri Lanka 150.00
31 Ghana 150.00
32 Oman 130.00
33 Yemen 130.00
34 Angola 125.00
35 Colombia 115.00
36 Australia 110.00
37 Afghanistan 95.00
38 Togo 83.00
39 Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The 80.00
40 Côte D'ivoire 75.00
41 Canada 75.00
42 El Salvador 75.00
43 Mozambique 75.00
44 Sudan 70.00
45 Venezuela 70.00
46 Algeria 70.00
47 Haiti 55.00
48 Kuwait 52.00
49 Jordan 50.00
50 Cameroon 43.00
51 Philippines 40.00
52 Peru 37.00
53 Guinea 37.00
54 Indonesia 35.00
55 Switzerland 35.00
56 Thailand 35.00
57 Dominican Republic 25.00
58 Guatemala 25.00
59 Costa Rica 20.00
60 Liberia 19.00
61 Rwanda 18.00
62 New Zealand 18.00
63 Zimbabwe 17.00
64 Ecuador 15.00
65 Hong Kong 14.00
66 Sierra Leone 12.00
67 Honduras 10.00
68 Norway 9.00
69 Papua New Guinea 4.00
70 Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of 1.00
71 EU-25 0.00

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All for freakin' palm oil arcane1 Apr 2012 #1
Where is the global outrage? Where is the government of Indonesia? nt G_j Apr 2012 #2
Thank you for getting the word out! arcane1 Apr 2012 #5
+1 Octafish Apr 2012 #16
thank you G_j Apr 2012 #24
Owned by big international chemical companies like Dow... Hubert Flottz Apr 2012 #20
They have a massively corrupt govt. nt Mojorabbit Apr 2012 #23
The human condition BudT Apr 2012 #3
this is sickening.....orangutan in malay means man of the jungle. bbgrunt Apr 2012 #4
oh this is horrible mimitabby Apr 2012 #6
As well as the taking of the palm oil itself. It's stupid and wasteful. Don't buy anything with it. freshwest Apr 2012 #7
I'm allergic to it. You wouldn't believe all the stuff it's in TrogL Apr 2012 #10
Sorry you got sick. Most store/restaurant food makes me sick now. Got to cook from scratch now. freshwest Apr 2012 #12
How do these "people" live with themselves? young_at_heart Apr 2012 #8
just sickening. rurallib Apr 2012 #9
Avoid "environmentally friendly" cleaning products kenny blankenship Apr 2012 #11
So sickening - I will not be buying 7th generation again. n/t Smilo Apr 2012 #17
Nestlé, Mars and chervilant Apr 2012 #19
From the Seventh Generation website, G_j Apr 2012 #31
Absolutely sickening...knr joeybee12 Apr 2012 #13
Terrible Meiko Apr 2012 #14
That's the difficult thing... hunter Apr 2012 #22
Taxes aren't the only price paid for civilization The2ndWheel Apr 2012 #15
God damn bastards! MoonRiver Apr 2012 #18
They are an endangered species even before this! Kablooie Apr 2012 #21
true G_j Apr 2012 #26
Our species behaves inhumanely & yet there are those who think we have souls & animals don't. CrispyQ Apr 2012 #25
Orangutans have large brains and are considered to be highly intelligent. G_j Apr 2012 #27
That's awful LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #28
+1 G_j Apr 2012 #29
Jiff, Skippy and Smuckers all use palm oil in their 'natural' peanut butter SemperEadem Apr 2012 #30
Knowledge Is Your Weapon: say NO to palm oil! G_j Apr 2012 #32
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