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19/08/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended its rally and closed lower on Tuesday, as the recent sharp price increase is likely to deter further demand, said palm oil trader David Ng.

18/08/2025 (Business Recorder), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures climbed for a second straight session on Monday, driven by surging export demand, while higher palm olein prices also lent support to the market.

18/08/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Indonesia’s economic affairs coordinating ministry said the country’s government is negotiating with the United States for zero import tariffs on products such as cocoa, coffee and palm oil.

19/08/2025 (The Global New Light of Myanmar) - The wholesale reference rate of palm oil set for the Yangon market remained constant at K6,285 per viss for a week ending 24 August, just like that of last week, according to the Supervisory Committee on Edible Oil Import and Distribution.

18/08/2025 (Brownfield News) - The USDA says corn and soybean export inspections as of the week ending August 14th are ahead of what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year began September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum, while 2025/26 kicked off June 1st for wheat. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand estimates is out on September 12th.

18/08/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Brazil’s soybean exports reached 12.3 million tons, up 9% year-on-year, the country’s Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) reported. It was noted that in July, the share of shipments to China increased to 78% of total exports.

18/08/2025 (The Edge Malaysia) - NEGRI SEMBILAN OIL PALMS BHD (KL:NSOP) has been quietly outshining its peers in the small-cap plantation space in terms of earnings growth, while delivering regular dividend payouts. The cash-rich group — which is involved in the cultivation of oil palms and the processing and sale of fresh fruit bunches (FFB), crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel (PK) — is 55.13%-owned by Tiong Thye Co Sdn Bhd, an entity controlled by the Goh family from Singapore.

17/08/2025 (New Straits Times), KUALA LUMPUR - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade lower on a technical correction between the range of RM3,800 per tonne and RM3,950 per tonne, said Interband Group of Companies senior palm oil trader Jim Teh.

17/08/2025 (The Vides.com) - FELCRA Berhad has announced an interim profit distribution totalling RM101 million for the year 2025, benefiting some 74,300 participants across the country.

18/08/2025 (The Edge Malaysia) - INNOPRISE PLANTATIONS BHD (KL:INNO) or IPB is once again the winner of the award for the Highest Return On Equity Over Three Years in the plantation sector at The Edge Malaysia Centurion Club Corporate Awards. This year’s award is the Sabah-based company’s fourth consecutive win since 2022, outperforming its plantation industry peers with a market capitalisation of below RM1 billion.

17/08/2025 (The Indian Express) - The country’s largest refiner and fuel retailer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) expects to start producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on commercial scale at its Panipat refinery by December, following the recent international certification received by the unit for manufacturing the biofuel from used cooking oil, according to energy major’s chairman Arvinder Singh Sahney. By the end of this calendar year, IOC will have the capacity to produce 35,000 tonnes per year of SAF from used cooking oil, which will be sourced from large hotel chains, restaurants, and sweets and snacks majors like Haldiram’s, which normally discard cooking oil after single use.

CIMB Research expects crude palm oil (CPO) prices to hold steady, supported by Indonesia’s biodiesel policy and limited production growth.