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27/01/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade quietly this week due to the Chinese New Year festivities, according to Interband Group of Companies senior palm oil trader Jim Teh.

25/01/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade quietly next week due to the Chinese New Year festivities, according to Interband Group of Companies' senior palm oil trader, Jim Teh.

25/01/2025 (South China Morning Post) - Indonesia is doubling down on its palm-oil biofuel ambitions, framing a recent World Trade Organization ruling as a “win” in its battle against European Union restrictions.

26/01/2025 (Iowa Farmer Today) - The United States is moving to curb imports of used cooking oil, preventing foreign supplies used to make biofuels from qualifying for a lucrative tax credit.

26/01/2025 (Barchart) - Soybeans are posting 6 to 10 ½ cent losses far on Friday’s midday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 10 1/2 cents at $9.94 ¼. Soymeal futures are down $11.30/ton so far at midday. Soy Oil futures are up 7 points.

Malaysian palm oil futures snapped a three-session rally on Wednesday, weighed down by cargo surveyor data showing weak export demand and a stronger ringgit

Oil prices eased to a fresh one-week low on Wednesday as the market considers how US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs could affect global economic growth and demand for energy

Sustainability can sometimes be seen as a concept only achievable by those with resources, but it can also be practised by smallholders and bring about financial benefits, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Malaysia should utilise the free trade agreements (FTAs) that it has among the ASEAN countries, including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to promote palm oil at the global level, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

President Prabowo Subianto might not have thought his remarks would spark a controversy when he recently suggested that Indonesia expand oil palm plantations without worrying about deforestation.

Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by concerns over weakening demand from India due to cheaper alternatives, a trader said.

Ani and her five colleagues represent the union and the company in a forum called the Bipartite Cooperation Institution (LKS Bipartit). This forum allows the company and workers to represent the interests of thousands of employees working in the palm oil plantation, processing sector, as well as farmers and communities part of the “plasma scheme” of the company.