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11-10-2018
Bigger concerns for palm oil
THE Malaysian palm oil industry is at a crossroads. In terms of production, it is already reaching its limits. Except for Sarawak, there is no more land left to expand cultivation.
11-10-2018
Ma: US will suffer more in trade war with China
The United States will suffer more in the long trade war with China, warned Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s chairman Jack Ma.
11-10-2018
Festival of Lights May Spark Palm Demand in World's Top Buyer
A festival of lights may give palm oil the bright spot it desperately needs.
11-10-2018
Malaysia's palm oil stocks hit 8-mth high in September
Malaysia's palm oil inventories edged up in September to their highest in eight months, surpassing market expectations as production levels came in higher than exports, despite a surge in overseas demand, government data showed on Wednesday.
11-10-2018
Can Asia make sustainable palm oil?
Palm oil is the most widely consumed, yet one of the most contentious, vegetable oils on the planet. This high-yielding and versatile food commodity pervades half the items on our supermarket shelves, but not without a cost
11-10-2018
Palm oil firms face challenges on weak prices, sustainability, says Fitch
Palm oil companies will see declining or slow growth in revenue and margins in FY2018-19 as prices stay weak, Fitch Solutions says
11-10-2018
GRAINS-Soybeans slump on big harvest, China trade war worries
U.S. soybean futures fell for a second day on Wednesday, shedding more than 1 percent on expectations of a bumper U.S. crop and concerns about a protracted U.S.-China trade war that has already depressed demand for U.S. shipments.
10-10-2018
Soybeans Close Lower on China Concerns, Drier Outlook
Corn futures also decline while wheat improves.
10-10-2018
Malaysia should restructure agricultural, commodities sectors — industry veteran
There is a need for the Government to restructure the country’s agricultural and commodities sectors as a way of realising the industry’s economic potential, said agro-commodity industry veteran MR Chandran.
10-10-2018
Investment option in palm oil
INVESTORS have the opportunity to capitalise on the high global demand for palm oil via East West One Group’s (EWOG) highly successful planter’s schemes.
10-10-2018
Najib: Attacks on me led to drop in Chinese tourist arrivals
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the drop in Chinese tourist arrivals to Malaysia was due to the political attacks on him over the issue of Malaysia-China relations and China’s investments in the country.
10-10-2018
Tariff weapons in trade war bear risk of backfiring
SINCE World War II's end, trade has grown 50 per cent faster than global GDP, owing largely to successive rounds of liberalisation under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (previously the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or GATT)