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12-02-2019
Malaysia's Jan palm oil stocks ease from highest on record
Malaysia's palm oil inventories in January eased back from a near two-decade high at end-December, as demand increased amid falling production, official data showed on Monday, although the stocks still hovered just above 3 million tonnes.
12-02-2019
EU to tighten palm oil for biofuels rules
Indonesia and Malaysia say the EU measure will unfairly disadvantage their crops, while environmentalists worry it won’t be tough enough on deforestation
12-02-2019
TH Plantations may see more red in Q4FY18
TH Plantations’ upcoming Q4 FY18 results may include asset impairment(s) to clean up its balance sheet, Maybank Investment Bank Research says as it lowers its target price (TP) by 20% to 59 sen from 74 sen.
12-02-2019
Malaysian palm oil off to a good start in 2019
PublicInvest research believes the Malaysian palm oil sector is off to a good start in 2019 as inventory levels fell 6.7% month-on-month to three million metric tonnes (mt) on the back of lower production and stronger exports.
12-02-2019
UOB: GDP growth to edge up to 4.7% in Q4 2018
Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to edge up to 4.7% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018, from the 4.4% reported in Q3, in line with Bloomberg’s market consensus, according to United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd (UOB).
12-02-2019
Renewed trade talks hope lifts KLCI, Utusan surges
Renewed hopes for a positive round of US-China trade talks saw China and Hong Kong markets and Bursa Malaysia close on a firmer note on Monday.
12-02-2019
Critics attack secrecy at UN body seeking to cut global airline emissions
A UN body tasked with cutting global aircraft emissions is covertly meeting this week for discussions dominated by airline industry observers
12-02-2019
New systems pinpoint palm oil deforestation in real time, almost
Satellite imaging has been used to spot deforestation in areas of palm oil cultivation for years, but obtaining the images was expensive and they often took months to arrive to end users.
12-02-2019
Palm oil has huge potential in Turkey, Pakistan, Iran
Malaysia’s palm oil export market has huge potential to be expanded to Turkey, Pakistan and Iran due to the high utilisation of the commodity in the three countries.
12-02-2019
Malaysia's January palm oil exports jump 21% on month: MPOB
Malaysia's palm oil exports climbed up 21.19% month on month at 1.676 million mt, amid a jump in volumes to China, India and EU countries, according to data released Monday
11-02-2019
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Monday Feb 11
The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets. on Monday Jan 11
11-02-2019
Malaysian palm oil price retreats from 7-month highs on stronger ringgit
Malaysian palm oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Friday, retreating from the previous session's seven-month high, hindered by a stronger ringgit and losses in U.S. soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade.