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27/02/2026 (Business Recorder), Jakarta - Malaysian palm oil futures inched higher on Friday on the back of Dalian edible oils strength, but posted their biggest monthly decline in 10 months due to sluggish exports and a stronger ringgit.

27/02/2026 (VN Express) - A fine by Indonesian authorities over land misuse has cut into palm oil producer Genting Plantation’s profits, with the Malaysia-listed planter paying about US$25 million.

28/02/2026 (Antara), Jakarta - The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has called for stronger trade diplomacy to counter rising tariff and non-tariff barriers in global markets, as Southeast Asia’s largest economy seeks to safeguard exports of its top agricultural commodity.

28/02/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm Oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to trade higher next week due to expected weak production.

02/03/2026 (Business World) - The government’s plan to expand palm oil production in Mindanao must not come at the expense of the coconut industry or the environment, industry leaders said.

25/02/2025 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are projected to consolidate within the range of RM4,000 per tonne to RM4,300 per tonne in March 2026, supported by tightening near-term supply, improving Indian demand and firm US soybean oil prices.

25/02/2026 (Antara News), Jakarta - Indonesia has called on the European Union (EU) to promptly implement the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Panel ruling in the palm oil case, DS593: EU–Palm Oil.

25/02/2026 (Business Recorder), Jakarta - Malaysian palm oil futures inched lower on Wednesday, marking four straight sessions of falls, tracking weaknesses in Chicago soyoil and Dalian’s palm olein.

25/02/2026 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) expects crude palm oil (CPO) prices to trade between RM3,900 and RM4,300 per tonne in the first quarter of 2026, with near-term upside seen as limited amid ample global edible oil supply.

23/02/2026 (Ukr Agro Consult) - The government of Ghana has banned the transit of commercial quantities of cooking oil through its land borders. From now on, all such shipments must be processed exclusively through the country’s seaports. The decision was announced by Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson following the discovery of a suspected large-scale transit diversion scheme.

23/02/2026 (Ukr Agro Consult) - Ukraine reduced vegetable oil exports through ports in February 2026, but increased them by rail.

The tightening global supply of crude palm oil (CPO) likely boosted Singapore-listed agriculture players for the second half and fourth quarter of the 2025 financial year, but investors remain wary as Indonesia’s shifting regulations and land clawback campaign cast a shadow over the sector.