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FOR how long can Malaysia go on taking a reactive and defensive approach on the palm oil issue. Most of our responses to the attacks in the West against palm oil are to complain and protest about discrimination against, banning and boycotting its use.

PETALING JAYA: A group stakeholders representing the palm oil industry has rejected claims that Malaysia has cleared rainforests to cultivate the oil palm crop since 1990.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's palm oil stockpiles at the end of January are forecast to fall from the previous month's record high as production eases and exports increase, according to a Reuters survey.

The European Parliament voted in favour of a law on renewable energy that aims to reduce the contribution of palm oil in biofuels and bioliquids to zero. This poses a tremendous threat to Malaysia, which is the world's second largest producer of palm oil.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures jumped 1.7 percent to a more than seven-month high on Thursday, tracking strength in overnight U.S. soyoil and on bullish forecasts for the vegetable oil, though the market pared gains towards the end of the session.

KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday Feb 8.

KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil futures climbed to the highest level in more than seven months on optimism over shrinking inventories in the world’s top producers and a generally brighter outlook for the tropical oil.

Research that calls into question claims that palm oil is environmentally damaging compared with other vegetable oils will boost the government’s efforts to defend one of the country’s major commodities from negative campaigning.

A vote by the French National Assembly to exclude palm oil from their list of eligible biofuels will have implications for the EU’s new renewable energy law, writes Pierre Bois d’Enghien.

KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday Feb 7.

PETALING JAYA: The increased mandated usage of palm oil as fuel and rising demand from key buyers are helping to pare down record-high inventory and boost the commodity price to its highest level since July last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Monday, charting a third session of gains in five, on the back of expectations of easing inventory levels.