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27/11/2025 (The Malaysian Reserve) - MALAYSIAN palm oil has become more expensive than soybean oil, which is a key alternative to edible oil in China, resulting in Chinese buyers naturally turning to cheaper substitutes for domestic consumption.

27/11/2025 (Bernama), Petaling Jaya - The palm oil sector in Malaysia is expected to remain stable by 2026, in line with the rebound in soybean oil prices that will narrow the large price gap between the two oils, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

27/11/2025 (The Sun), Kuala Lumpur - The decline in Malaysia’s palm oil exports to China is driven primarily by pricing pressures rather than geopolitical factors.

27/11/2025 (The Sun), Kuala Lumpur - China has long been one of Malaysia’s principal export markets for palm oil, underscoring a resilient and strategically significant trade relationship between the two countries.

27/11/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Palm oil edged higher on Wednesday after touching a near five-month low, with Malaysian futures climbing more than 1 percent to around 4,040 ringgit per tonne as bargain hunters returned to the market.

26/11/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Palm oil prices edged higher on Wednesday but remained under pressure as a stronger ringgit, softer export demand, and swelling inventories reinforced a bearish outlook for the commodity.

26/11/2025 (Oils and Fats International) - Palm oil imports into the European Union (EU) continue to decline, according to EU Commission (EC) figures reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

26/11/2025 (Ukr Agro Consult) - A seasonal increase in the supply of vegetable oils, amid a significant drop in oil prices and reduced demand from the biofuel industry, has led to the price of palm oil falling below the psychological level of 4,000 ringgit/tonne.

26/11/2025 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Genting Plantations Bhd said its outlook for the rest of the year will hinge on the performance of its core plantation segment, which depends largely on palm product prices and the group’s fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production.

25/11/2025 (The Star Online) - Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) plans to request membership to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to provide a fact-based narrative of the palm oil industry.

25/11/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to remain range-bound in the near term, trading between RM4,000 and RM4,600 per tonne in the first half of 2026, according to CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.

25/11/2025 (The Edge Malaysia) - Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd’s (KL:SOP) net profit for the third quarter declined 8.91% due to higher production costs and lower contribution from refined palm products, though this was partially cushioned by improved fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yields.