edible vegetable groundnut oil refinery plant in morocco

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How many vegetable oil refining plants are there in Morocco?
  • There are 2?crushing units and 5?vegetable oil refining plants in Morocco. These plants accounts for crushing capacity of 620,000?tons/year and a refining capacity of 770,000?tons/year.
  • What crops are grown in Morocco?
  • The main oilseed crop grown in Morocco are sunflower, rapeseed, and groundnut intended more for direct consumption than for the production of oil. Their cultivation area represents currently less than 1% of the country¡¯s total useful agricultural surface and their production covers less than 2% of the country¡¯s vegetable oil needs.
  • Are vegetable oil refineries causing environmental problems in Morocco?
  • The treatment of effluents from vegetable oil refineries (VOR) is a significant problem of environmental concern in Morocco because of high COD, BOD5, and fat pollutant loads, as pointed out by Chatoui et al. ( 2017 ). Moroccan regulations are becoming more and more severe, and applications are in progress,
  • How does the oil market affect Morocco?
  • Morocco is directly impacted by these fluctuations given that the country imports almost its total needs in vegetable oils, oilseeds and meals. The high dependence on imported vegetable oils and oilseed products has a detrimental effect on the economy of Morocco and weighs heavily on the country¡¯s trade balance.
  • What oilseeds are grown in Morocco?
  • Several annual oilseed species have been grown in Morocco: sunflower, rapeseed, groundnut, soybean, sesame and safflower. Their cultivation area has continued to decline since the 1990s following several factors, in particular the abolition of guaranteed minimum price and liberalization of the sector.
  • Where are sunflowers grown in Morocco?
  • According to data from the High Commissioner for Planning ( HCP, 2021 ), sunflower and rapeseed areas are mainly located in Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (16,000?ha), Fes-Meknes (8000?ha) and Casablanca-Settat (2000?ha) during the 2019/2020?crop year ( Fig. 14 ). There are 2?crushing units and 5?vegetable oil refining plants in Morocco.