Feedstock
Currently, Peru produces biodiesel using crude palm oil (CPO) as a feedstock, an oilseed crop that grows mainly in certain areas of the Peruvian Amazon (such as the departments of Ucayali, Loreto, San Martín and Huánuco).
Crude palm oil used as feedstock for biodiesel production in Peru from 2009 to 2023
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Source: SGS INSPIRE analysis based on data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2023