vegetable oil

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Basic food items such as vegetable oil and sugar became scarce on store shelves, Moscow’s then ambassador to Pyongyang told Russian state media in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Global food prices broke a five-month downward trend as rising wheat, vegetable oil and meat levels outweighed declines in cheese and sugar prices, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Imports from Malaysia amounted to $12.54 billion, mainly minerals, vegetable oil and electrical machinery and equipment.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Supermarket shelves are packed with oils from budget bottles of sunflower and vegetable oil to pricier olive, avocado and coconut oils claiming health benefits.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

It was clear that I was unused to bleaching palm oil, that I was used to vegetable oil, which did not need bleaching.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie