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06/03/2025 (The Star Online), Johor Baru - It has been difficult for consumers to find 1kg and 2kg bottles of local cooking oil in various parts of Johor.

06/03/2025 (The Star Online), Johor Baru - Consumers here are feeling the strain of a cooking oil shortage, with many hoping the matter can be addressed before Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

06/02/2025 (The Star Online) - Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation (MPOGCF) donated RM49,350 to the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) in Sepilok, Sandakan in Sabah.

05/02/2023 (24 Digital) - With the advent of Ramazan, the prices of cooking oils in Karachi experienced a significant increase, adding to the financial strain on local citizens.

05/03/2025 (Food Navigation Asia) - Major APAC staple food categories from rice to vegetable oil are seeing innovation efforts being driven by consumer demands for reformulation, healthier substitutions, and sustainability concerns.

04/03/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Tuesday, in line with the weaker soybean oil performance on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), said palm oil trader David Ng.

04/03/2025 (The Economic Times, India Times) - India's edible oil imports in February plunged to their lowest level in four years due to a fall in soyoil and sunflower oil imports, although palm oil imports improved from their lowest level in nearly 14 years, hit in January, five dealers said.

04/03/2025 (Free Malaysia Today), Petaling Jaya - The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) today urged the government to ensure optimal data security for the app that it will introduce to monitor subsidised cooking oil sales.

04/03/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB Research) has maintained its crude palm oil (CPO) price assumptions at RM4,000 per tonne for 2025 and RM3,800 for 2026.

04/03/2025 (Business Recorder), Jakarta - Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Monday following a decline in rival oils, while weaker Malaysian palm oil exports in February also weighed on sentiment.

04/03/2025 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - In a bid to reduce leakages, the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister (KPDN) is now looking to expand the Cooking Oil Price Stabilisation Scheme System (eCoss) to include a mobile application.

04/03/2025 (Bangkok Post) - Greater demand for both cooking oil and used cooking oil is causing SET-listed Petchsrivichai Enterprise Plc, a local palm oil manufacturer, to expand production and run a campaign to acquire more used cooking oil for resale.