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Thailand’s palm oil crisis: ‘Mr S’ strikes again

Thailand’s palm oil crisis: ‘Mr S’ strikes again

By Wed, Mar 09, 2011 5:11PM UTC View Comments Thailand’s palm oil crisis: ‘Mr S’ strikes again

By Dan Waites Thailand has recently faced a severe shortage of palm oil. Despite being the world’s third-largest producer of the commodity, the country has been forced to import tens of thousands of tonnes of the stuff from Malaysia. So how has this happened? The government is putting the blame on flooding and drought last year....

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