Lok Sabha Debates
Need To Restrict Import Of Palm Oil-Laid. on 14 August, 2001
Title: Need to restrict import of palm oil-Laid.
(CHIRAYINKIL): The fall in prices of coconut products in Kerala is creating a crisis in the State. Palm Oil is imported without any restriction. The price of coconut oil has fallen down beyond the limits. The price of copra also has fallen down. NAFED and other agencies are reluctant to procure Copra. I, therefore, request the Minister for Agriculture to initiate immediate steps for restricting import of palm oil and also directing procurement agencies for market intervention.