ISLAMABAD-Domestic production of edible oil and vegetable ghee during the first four months of current financial year grew by 26.80 percent and 2.95 percent respectively as compared the output of the corresponding period of the last year. As compared the month of October, 2021, the output of edible oil grew by 18.39 percent in October 2023 and 51,225 metric tons of cooking oil was produced locally as compared to production of 43,268 metric tons of same month of last year. Meanwhile, 496,668 metric tons of vegetable ghee was manufactured in the last four months as compared to production of 482,445 metric tons, which was up by 2.95 percent when compared with production of the same period of last year, it added. During the month of October, 2023 about 129,888 metric tons of vegetable ghee was produced in the country as compared to production of 123,471 metric tons of same month of last year, it added. As compared to corresponding month of the last year, vegetable ghee production grew by 5.20 percent in October, 2023, the data revealed.

Source: Daily Nation December 23, 2023 21:38 UTC