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12-10-2018
Dr M: Trade war megatrends alarming
Prime Minister Tun Dr Maha¬thir Mohamad, who returned here to attend an Asean meeting after 15 years, says Malaysia is concerned over the megatrends involving the trade war between major powers.
12-10-2018
Palm oil stocks rise in September
Malaysian palm oil stocks rose to an eight-month high at the end of September, increasing 1.4% month-on-month to 2.54mil tonnes, and placing further pressure on crude palm oil (CPO) prices.
12-10-2018
Bid to make cooking oil from poultry waste foiled
Social activists in Drosh claimed that they had caught a vehicle carrying poultry waste out of Chitral, adding that the waste was being carried out of Chitral to be used in the production of cooking oil and chicken feed.
12-10-2018
High inventories put pressure on CPO price
The current crude palm oil price level will be a challenge for plantation companies with young age profile due to their relatively higher costs, says PublicInvest Research
12-10-2018
Azmin: No need to fear China, remember it traded with us but the West colonised us
Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali today dismissed the notion of China being an imperialist nation, pointing out that western countries, not China, had colonised Malaysia in the past.
12-10-2018
Second environmental expert sued over testimony against palm oil firm
A prominent environmental expert in Indonesia faces a lawsuit by a palm oil company after testifying against its practices, in the second case of its kind this year.
12-10-2018
Nigerian Palm Oil Sector - Weaker CPO Prices Dim Sector Outlook
In the wake of weakening global crude palm oil (CPO) prices and relative stability in the naira at the parallel market, domestic CPO prices have trended lower with passthrough on margins and earnings of our coverage companies
12-10-2018
Negative Campaigns Against Palm Oil Hurt Indonesia's Economy: Lawmaker, Analysts
An organized and sustained campaign by environmental activists against the palm oil industry has resulted in collateral damage to Indonesia's economy, a lawmaker and analysts said.
12-10-2018
Corn, Soybean Production Forecasts Miss; Futures Close Higher
Futures higher after WASDE report shows lower-than-expected output expectations.
12-10-2018
Miti official: Trade war may benefit Malaysia at first but not in long run
The US-China trade war provides Malaysia with opportunities to increase exports and attract investments, international trade and industry ministry (Miti) deputy secretary-general Norazman Ayob said today.
12-10-2018
Malaysia fears tariff-dodging probes amid US-China trade war
Malaysia is counting on free trade agreements to avoid being subject to anti-circumvention probes, as U.S. and Chinese companies relocate production to the country to stay away from the impact of the ongoing trade war, a senior government official said.
11-10-2018
European biofuel producers clamouring for Asia's used cooking oil
Once surreptitiously dumped down drains in the dead of night, Asia's used cooking oil is fast becoming one of the most sought-after commodities in Europe - as a feedstock for biodiesel.