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WHEN one thinks of palm oil, what comes to mind? For many, the image conjured is often one of environmental destruction –deforestation, habitat loss, and climate change.

Malaysian palm oil futures are on track for a second week of gains, rising 3.31% even as global edible oil prices dip and export duties increase

The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has said that the Indonesian government is negotiating zero import tariffs with the United States for commodities such as cocoa, coffee, and palm oil.

Malaysia is raising the benchmark price of crude palm oil in September, which will increase the export duty rate to 10%. This was announced in an order published on the website of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MBOP) on Thursday

Malaysian palm oil futures opened lower on Thursday as the market tracked lower edible oil prices at the Dalian exchange

India's import of edible oil fell 16 per cent to 15.48 lakh tonnes in July, mainly due to a fall in shipments of palm oil, both refined and crude, according to industry body SEA.

Crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives are expected to remain among Indonesia’s top export earners in the second half of 2025, buoyed by a series of positive developments -- from the Indonesia–European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to stronger global prices

Oil prices fell to over two-month lows on Wednesday after bearish supply guidance from the US government and the International Energy Agency, while investors eyed US President Donald Trump's threat of "severe consequences" if Russia's Vladimir Putin blocked peace in Ukraine

Malaysia has raised its September crude palm oil reference price, a change that increases the export duty rate to 10%, a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board website showed on Thursday

: Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Wednesday, extending gains to a fourth straight session, on the back of strength from the Dalian market, fueled by China’s plan to impose anti-dumping duty on canola imports from Canada.

In response to a growing number of No Palm Oil marketing campaigns by select food brands, Dr Rajeev Churi, national president of the Oil Technologists’ Association of India (OTAI), has expressed concern over what he describes as the deliberate exploitation of consumer sentiment through fear-based messaging

Rising palm oil supplies in the coming months are likely to keep a lid on palm oil prices, which are already under pressure as Malaysian stockpiles rose to a 19-month high, analysts say, The Edge Malaysia reported