Depending on the demand, an increase in the yield of oil palm may further depress world market prices. Modification in fat structures . The substitution trend also occurs in biotechnology research on the modification of fat structures. Similarly, extensive research is being carried out on the genetic modification of fatty acid composition of rape seed in public and private sectors in Canada, while Europe and Australia are also making progress in this field. One of the aims is to induce rapeseed to produce a high proportion of lauric oil.
Commercial production is still years away.
Not only Northern companies are researching the possibilities of tailoring oils and fats. Biotech Philippines is also conducting research on the tailoring of fatty acids using enzymatic techniques. Enzymes that can remove or attach specific fatty acids at specific places are being identified. This research is only at an early stage. Industrial production of fats and fatty acids .