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An oil palm plantation operated by the Chinese Julong Group in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province has brought more income to workers.

SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil futures gained 1.8 percent on Wednesday with the market hitting its highest in more than two weeks, underpinned by rising crude oil prices.

SINGAPORE (Oct 4): Palm oil may retrace to 2,176 ringgit per tonne, as it failed to break a resistance at 2,200 ringgit.

KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) - Plant scientist Meilina Ong Abdullah treads between neat rows of young palms and points to a petite variety that she says may help revolutionise a US$19 billion (S$26.2 billion) Malaysian export crop.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures gained 1.8 per cent on Wednesday, its largest intraday climb since Sept 4, supported by rising crude oil prices. Strength in soybean oil provided additional support to the tropical oil but gains were capped by higher palm oil reserves in Malaysia, the world’s second largest producer.

Nestlé and other confectionary giants are distancing themselves from the $65 billion palm oil industry after decades of rampant worker underpayment and rainforest destruction threatening the survival of orangutan populations.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on Tuesday tracking an overnight rise in rival soyoil, though the increase may be capped in the absence of other feel-good factors.

SINGAPORE (Oct 2): Palm oil may seek a support around RM1,976 per tonne in the fourth quarter and then bounce towards a resistance at RM2,455.

The journey for sustainable palm oil is picking up the pace in the food industry recently as big businesses push forward with sustainability pledges, palm oil-free products hit the shelves and the often controversial commodity remains in the spotlight. As we head into the last remaining months of the year, FoodIngredientsFirst recaps on the strides forward for some of the key players in the move towards a 100 percent sustainable palm oil industry.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will not allow any new oil palm plantations to eat into its permanent forest reserves, said Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (pic).

JAKARTA NNC - Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita made a bilateral visit and lead a series of Indonesian trade missions to Switzerland and Spain on October 1-4 2018 to improve trade cooperation.