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However, prices may be limited amid ample vegetable oil stockpiles in major importing countries and weaker biodiesel demand economics, with gasoil prices falling below palm oil prices in the futures market, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

“It absorbed the pressure by importing less, cutting refinery runs, drawing inventories and leaning on the alternative-energy infrastructure it had spent years building.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

We’ll just keep importing all of our power … through cables … from Sicily.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

"Some countries are hit harder by the war than others. We're particularly concerned about energy importing countries that are vulnerable or have weaker fiscal space."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“This is cool. Look, Instant Darkness Powder, we’re importing it from Peru. Handy if you want to make a quick escape.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling