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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.

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.

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.

15/10/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - A total of 5.13 million hectares of oil palm plantations nationwide have been certified under the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) scheme as of Aug 31, 2025, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Chan Foong Hin.

15/10/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - China's decision to halt purchases of US soybeans for the current season is expected to depress soybean oil prices, thereby eroding the price competitiveness of crude palm oil (CPO), according to RHB Research.

14/10/2025 (Borneo Post Online), Kinabatangan - Around 50 representatives from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Malaysia had a hands-on experience during a two-day visit to the Sungai Pin Conservation Area (SPnCA) here starting Monday (Oct 13), held under the Global NISCOPS Learning Programme.

14/10/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia has lowered its November crude palm oil reference price to a level that maintains the export duty at 10%, a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board website showed on Tuesday.

14/10/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Jakarta - Indonesia's government may regulate exports of crude palm oil to ensure there is enough domestic supply to produce biodiesel, its energy minister said on Tuesday.

14/10/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Hong Leong Investment Bank Research (HLIB Research) has upgraded its call on the plantation sector to “overweight” from “neutral”, projecting crude palm oil (CPO) prices will likely sustain into the near-to-medium term, possibly until the first quarter of financial year 2026 (1Q26).

14/10/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - In Pakistan’s kitchens, snack factories and food industries, one ingredient quietly sustains, both in terms of affordability and availability, ie, Indonesian palm oil.

15/10/2025 (Juno News) - China is ready to walk back tariffs on Canadian canola oil and seed products if Ottawa agrees to remove its 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, according to Beijing’s Ambassador to Canada.

13/10/2025 (Ukr Agro Consult) - According to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), in September, crude palm oil production in Malaysia decreased by 0.7% compared to August (in August, the growth was 2.4%, in July – 7.09%) to 1.84 million tons, and exports increased by 7.7% (-0.7% in August and +3.82% in July) to 1.43 million tons. However, against the background of the recalculation of opening stocks and the activation of imports, palm oil stocks in the country increased in September (for the 7th consecutive month) by another 7.2% (+4.2% in August, +4% in July and +4% in June) to a 2-year high of 2.36 million tons.