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03/08/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Monday, tracking weaker soybean oil and crude oil prices amid de-escalation in the West Asia conflict.

03/08/2026 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Indonesia’s palm oil exports grew at a slower pace of 7.32% in the first half of 2026, compared to the previous year, as the country braces for the impact of the newly introduced B50 biodiesel rule.

03/08/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has appointed Datuk Badrul Hisham Mohd as its director-general, effective Aug 3, 2026, succeeding Datuk Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, who has retired.

03/08/2026 (The Business Times), Singapore - Singapore-listed palm oil players are poised to report stronger second-quarter earnings as higher crude palm oil (CPO) prices lift plantation margins.

03/08/2026 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd (KL:HSPLNT) may report softer earnings in the second quarter as output decline on seasonal weakness offset higher prices, an analyst said.

03/08/2026 (The New Voice of Ukraine) - Ukrainian rapeseed oil exports surged 2.5-fold to 520k metric tons in the 2025/26 marketing year while export revenue more than tripled to $588M, with Spain overtaking Poland as the leading importer, Ukroliyaprom trade association wrote.

03/08/2026 (The Star), Petaling Jaya - The plantation sector faces softer output in the second quarter of financial year 2026 (2Q26), and while higher industry-average crude palm oil (CPO) prices should offset the impact on earnings, elevated costs continue to weigh on margins for upstream and downstream players.

02/08/2026 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Friday, as soyoil weakness offset firmer exports, though the contract still logged its second monthly gain.

02/08/2026 (Business Today) - Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd remains the most attractively valued plantation stock under CGS International Research’s Malaysian coverage, supported by strong production growth, resilient margins and healthy dividend yields despite potential weather risks from an anticipated El Niño.

02/08/2026 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Indonesia has set its August reference price for crude palm oil (CPO) at $996.52 per metric ton, down 0.44% from the previous month, resulting in a lower export duty on the country's key agricultural commodity.

03/08/2026 (The Star), Kuching - BLD Plantation Bhd has replanted approximately 2,000ha of oil palms in the 12-month period to March 31, 2026 (FY26).

30/07/2026 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures edged lower on Thursday, falling for a third session in four on weaker rival edible oils and crude oil prices.