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… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the products we buy. However, it is … palm oil, she inadvertently highlighted the hidden role it plays in the global economy. And, as fires set to clear land for palm oil plantations blazed in Indonesia throughout the … and local components of the palm oil market and its impacts, it is no surprise that thefuture of the industry is becoming an increasingly hot topic for economists, industry, …
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