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Global food prices held broadly stable in December, with rising international cereal prices offsetting declining sugar and dairy quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said in a statement.

Summary • China's economic fortunes are set to improve in 2019. • Trade tariff dispute between U.S. and China will likely also resolve. • An improving China outlook bodes well for higher commodity prices.

Oil traders will be watching for more trade-related headlines this week, after prices enjoyed a third weekly gain in a row on hopes the United States and China would strike a deal to end a trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

Summary • Christmas Eve was a blow-off low. • The weekly chart looks bullish - OPEC cuts are hitting the market. • Spreads are tightening. • The February-March roll could lead to buying - OIH is still cheap.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in biofuels picked up considerably in 2018 after a slowdown in 2017, and by historic standards, the deals grew considerably in size

Soybean Oil Futures---Soybean oil futures in the March contract are trading higher for the 2nd consecutive trading session up another 21 points at 28.98 right near a 4 week high.

Planning for the future can be a very frustrating process especially in times of tariffs and market volatility. Planning typically pays high dividends. For most farm and ranch managers, developing realistic commodity price expectations is one of the most difficult and complex tasks of the planning process.

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday Jan 18

Pakistan’s oil import bill jumped nearly 15 per cent year-on-year to $7.6 billion during 1HFY19 from $6.675bn in same period last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday.

Petrol stations nationwide would have to switch to B10 biodiesel from the current B7 diesel blend by next month, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok

PublicInvest research has maintained its neutral outlook for the plantations sector following the release of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board's (MPOB) projection for a strong price recovery in 2019.

Malaysian palm oil futures reversed losses in its second half of trade on Thursday, rising to a one-week peak as sentiment turned bullish on higher price forecasts from an industry conference.