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14-12-2018
Soy (Hopefully) Won’t Become the Next Palm Oil: Here’s Why
Representatives of Brazil’s soy industry, local NGOs and nearly two dozen large international companies are rounding the corner in an agreement to incentivize Brazilian soy farmers to end, or at least severely scale back, deforestation across the all-important Cerrado
14-12-2018
Fitch Solutions Research sees palm oil prices around RM2,000 a tonne
Fitch Solutions Macro Research forecasts crude palm oil (CPO) prices will remain weak over the coming months, trading close to RM2,000 a tonne
14-12-2018
China commerce ministry would welcome U.S. trade delegation visit
China and the United States are in close contact over trade, and any U.S. trade delegation would be welcome to visit, a commerce ministry spokesman said on Thursday
14-12-2018
Trump’s trade war with China is the biggest threat to the US economy in 2019, and it’s making economists the most worried they’ve been in years
Some of the US’s top economists are the most worried they’ve been in years about the country’s economy
14-12-2018
Thailand, Japan Hold Joint RCEP Seminar in Bangkok
Authorities from Thailand and Japan discussed in Bagkok, Thursday, ways to advance the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), a free trade agreement involving 16 Asia-Pacific nations.
14-12-2018
Malaysia keeps Jan crude palm oil export tax at 0 pct
Malaysia kept its export tax on crude palm oil for January at zero percent, according to a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board's website on Thursday, citing the national customs department.
13-12-2018
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Thursday Dec 13
The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on
13-12-2018
Do you know ... facts about palm oil and the environment?
Do you know ... that the oil palm produces up to 10x more vegetable oil per hectare than soybean, rapeseed or sunflower?
13-12-2018
Malaysian palm oil price higher tracking gains in soyoil
Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in soyoil on the U.S. Chicago Board of Trade after President Donald Trump said China was back in the market buying U.S. beans
13-12-2018
Cosmetics with a clear conscience: Palm oil that can endanger the jungle is widely used in beauty products, FEMAIL picks out the best alternatives
Are you one of the millions of people who have seen Iceland’s Christmas TV advert about palm oil?
13-12-2018
FTA Between India And Peru: Going Beyond Goods And Services Exchange – Analysis
Recently, different arguments have been discussed in terms of why India should focus more in the Latin American region
13-12-2018
Parliament endorses landmark EU-Japan free trade agreement
The European Parliament gave its consent to the EU’s trade agreement with Japan, the largest bilateral trade deal ever negotiated by the EU