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The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday Feb 14.

Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Wednesday for a fourth consecutive session on back of weaker U.S. soyoil, reversing gains notched up earlier in the day.

CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd’s (CBIP) palm oil mill unit, PalmitEco Engineering Sdn Bhd, has won four palm oil contracts worth RM131.7mil to build a palm oil mill, kernel crushing plant, biogas power-generating plant and sterilisation palm oil mill.

Bursa Malaysia ended Wednesday lower, dragged down by IOI Corp and Axiata, while most key Asian markets chalked up solid gains on US President Donald Trump's suggestion of a fresh deadline for US-China trade deal.

Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, will not accept an EU plan to curb the use of crops that cause deforestation, and argued that its higher production yield made it better placed to meet global demand, a senior Indonesian official said. A European Union draft due to come into effect after four weeks of public consultation, concluded that palm oil cultivation results in deforestation and its usage in transportation fuel should be phased out by 2030.

There is legitimate concern that the Malaysian economy will slip into slower growth mode. The global economic outlook is not terribly promising.

Malaysia’s uptake of crude palm oil (CPO) could increase to 1.3 million tonnes per annum by increasing the blending percentage of biodiesel from B10 to B20 as well as rolling-out the B10 mandate for industrial diesel use, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok

Malaysia is mulling over establishing a fund to help contain price fluctuations of biodiesel, to ensure the fuel remains attractive to domestic consumers, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.

Malaysia’s economy probably grew faster in the fourth quarter (4Q) with exports and private consumption helping to snap four quarters of slowing growth, a Reuters poll showed.

Eight Argentine biodiesel producers will be allowed to export to the European Union without paying duties as long as they sell at a set minimum price, the EU’s Official Journal said.

Singapore stocks climbed in line with Asian peers on Wednesday, lifted by the possibility that Washington and Beijing might reach an agreement in trade talks, while other regional markets flitted in a flat-to-lower range after paring early gains.

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