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Small-scale oil palm planters in Sarawak, affected by the low price for the commodity, are appealing to the government to help them survive in the industry

Palm oil suppliers across Southeast Asia are struggling to cope with record output, with plantations delaying harvest and mills stalling on deliveries as storage tanks overflow, multiple industry sources said.

Dutch banks ABN AMRO, ING and Rabobank are failing to inform their customers that investment funds they offer include shares in palm oil companies damaging the environment in Indonesia, according to a new report by Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands)

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

THAILAND is determined to help bring about an agreement by the end of next year for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to proceed as a counterbalance to the impact of the trade war between the US and China

The Primary Industries Mi¬¬nistry will embark on a campaign to promote palm oil among Malay¬sians, said its minister Teresa Kok

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Thursday, helped by steady crude oil prices and a broad improvement in global market sentiment

Hungary hopes next month's signing of the partnership cooperation agreement (PCA) between Malaysia and the European Union (EU) will hasten the Malaysia-EU free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations

The country’s import of vegetable oils during November 2018 has been reported at 11,33,893 tonne as compared to 12,56,433 tonne in October 2018 and 12,48,810 tonne in November, 2017, down by 9%.

After spending years reporting on the controversial ingredient, a journalist grapples with her own consumption.

The promotion of palm oil overseas will fail if Malaysians themselves do not consume it, says Teresa Kok.

India’s crude palm oil (CPO) imports dropped 6.8 per cent in November from the previous month as buyers waited for a duty reduction under a Malaysia-India trade deal.