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OILS & FATS  
  17-10-2025

Palm opens higher on strong rival oils, crude oil

16/10/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures opened higher on Thursday, extending gains for a second consecutive session, supported by stronger rival edible oils and crude oil prices.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  17-10-2025

CPO Futures End Higher Amid Expectations of Stronger Output

16/10/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) futureson Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed marginally higher onThursday, amid expectations of improved output in October, saidan analyst.

OILS & FATS  
  17-10-2025

Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you more

16/10/2025 (The Conversation) - Vegetable oils are everywhere, and almost everyone has an opinion about them. From clever marketing in supermarket aisles to headlines about deforestation, they have become both the heroes and villains of the modern diet. But vegetable oils are vital to our lives and can help to address food insecurity.

OILS & FATS  
  17-10-2025

Indonesia considers new palm oil export restrictions amid biodiesel push

16/10/2025 (Milling Middle East & Africa), Indonesia - Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, is weighing new restrictions on crude palm oil (CPO) exports as part of its ambitious plan to expand domestic biodiesel production.

OILS & FATS  
  17-10-2025

Palm oil isn't necessarily less sustainable than other oil crops, say conservation scientists

16/10/2025 (Phys Org) - Palm oil isn't inherently bad, and olive oil isn't inherently good, say conservation scientists in an opinion paper published in Cell Reports Sustainability.

OILS & FATS  
  17-10-2025

Indonesia considering 1% sustainable aviation fuel blend by 2026, official says

16/10/2025 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, is considering a plan to require international flights from Jakarta and Bali to use a 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend starting from 2026, energy ministry official Edi Wibowo said on Thursday.

OILS & FATS  
  17-10-2025

Indonesia: Palm Oil Prices Rise on Firm Biodiesel Demand, Slowing Output

15/10/2025 (Ukr Agro Consult) - Crude palm oil (CPO) prices climbed to 4,520 ringgit (US$974) per ton on Monday, up 0.53 percent from the previous day, as tighter supply expectations and Indonesia’s expanding biodiesel mandate continued to support the market. The benchmark price has gained 1.69 percent over the past month and is 5.9 percent higher than a year ago, according to data from Trading Economics.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  16-10-2025

CPO Futures Pare Losses to End Mostly Higher

15/10/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives rebounded on Wednesday, recovering from two consecutive days of losses to end mostly higher.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  16-10-2025

Palm opens lower on weaker Dalian rivals, crude oil

15/10/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures inched lower for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, weighed down by weaker Dalian oils and crude oil prices.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  16-10-2025

CB Industrial to dispose of Kalimantan palm oil land

15/10/2025 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - CB Industrial Product Holdings Bhd is divesting its stake in an Indonesian plantation unit through the sale of Admiral Potential Sdn Bhd (APSB), which owns a 94% stake in PT Jaya Jadi Utama (PT JJU), to London Stock Exchange-listed Anglo-Eastern Plantations Plc for RM38.25mil plus cash in the two subsidiaries.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  16-10-2025

India's palm oil imports hit four-month low as refiners favour cheaper soyoil

15/10/2025 (The Edge Malaysia) - India’s palm oil imports in September dropped to their lowest since May as refiners shifted to cheaper soyoil, shipments of which hit a more than three-year high, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India said on Wednesday.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  16-10-2025

Palm Oil Price Slips Below 4,500 Ringgit Amid Indonesia’s B50 Push

15/10/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Palm oil futures slipped below 4,500 ringgit per ton on Tuesday, extending losses for a third session as a stronger ringgit and rising inventories weighed on sentiment, even as Indonesia’s push toward higher biodiesel blending promised stronger demand ahead.