The article presents the changes that have taken place in world production, consumption and trade in vegetable oils in the XXI century. The analysis of changes was based on USDA data, which were aggregated to the five-year average of the seasons 2001/02-2005 /06, 2006 /07-2010/11 and 2011 /12-2015 /16. In the twenty-first century, world production of vegetable oils is growing dynamically, following the growing global demand for food and renewable energy. Turnover of international trade vegetable oils is also increasing, but the geographical directions of trade in these products do not change significantly. Soybean oil has lost its leadership in the world production of vegetable oils. Currently, this production is dominated by palm oil, which has a very high degree of concentration of production. Thus, any changes in its few major producers and exporters (Malaysia and Indonesia) have a significant impact on the markets of other oils. Predictions indicate that the upward trend in world production, consumption and trade in vegetable oils will continue.
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