The use of machines comes in during the pressing and filtering of the oil from the palm kernel. The pressing of the oil takes a lot of strength and isn’t usually done by manual labourers. Hence, the importance of the palm oil processing machine. The costs of this palm oil processing equipment in Nigeria vary and aren’t known by many.
How much does a palm oil extraction machine cost in Nigeria?
Palm kernel oil extraction machine with price ranging from $5000 to $298,600 depending on their sizes and functions. In Nigerian currency, it is N1,800,000 to N106,000,000 The price of the palm oil processing plant crude palm oil screw press ranges from $1,790 to $1,980 amounting to N640,000 to N703,000.
How much does a palm oil mill cost in Nigeria?
Some of them include; Extraction press machines cost $800 to $4000, depending on their sizes and functions. This is N288,000 to N1,440,000 in the Nigerian currency. Small scale palm oil mill press ranges from $2880 to $2980 which amounts to N1,022,400 to N1,057,900.
Can palm oil processing be expanded in Nigeria?
However, the lower palm oil processing or production ability can’t match the increasing demand of palm oil, which now provides great opportunity to tap and expand the palm oil processing field in Nigeria and make profits from it.