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06/08/2025 (Barchart) - Soybean futures closed with losses of 6 to 7 ½ cents across the front months on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 6 cents at $9.27 1/2. Soymeal futures were under pressure on Wednesday, down $2.10 to $4.40. Soy Oil futures were mixed, down 5 to 28 points higher. There were 518 delivery notices for August soybean meal overnight, with none issued for soybeans and soybean oil.

06/08/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures settled higher on Tuesday, supported by bargain buying and stronger Dalian palm olein, while traders expect improved export data for the first half of August. The benchmark palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 103 ringgit, or 2.46%, at 4,290 ringgit ($1,015.38) a metric ton at the close.

05/08/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO)futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today,buoyed by expectations of rising biofuel demand.

05/08/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The increase in the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is one of the main contributing factors for the low replanting rate in 2024, said Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

05/08/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's commodities ministry said on Tuesday it would seek to boost the allocation for palm oil replanting to 1.4 billion ringgit ($331 million) under a new five-year economic plan.

05/08/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Exports from Indonesia rose sharply in June as exporters raced to get out before U.S. tariffs were imposed and palm oil shipments increased, official data released by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) showed on Friday.

04/08/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Monday, weighed down by concerns over the rising stock and output levels, while weaker Dalian edible oils also pressured prices.

04/08/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports to the United States (US) increased by 51.8% to 93,000 tonnes from January to May 2025, compared to 61,000 tonnes in the same period last year.

04/08/2025 (Business Today Editorial) - Malaysia’s palm oil inventories are projected to rise for a fifth straight month in July, reaching their highest level in nearly two years as output growth outpaces exports, a Reuters survey of traders and analysts showed on Aug 4.

04/08/2025 (Reuters), Mumbai - India’s palm oil imports fell in July because of cancellations in import contracts, while soyoil shipments surged to a 3-year high due to competitive prices and the delivery of delayed shipments from June, according to five dealers.

04/08/2025 (Indonesia Buiness Post) - The Ministry of Trade has confirmed that the European Union has been committed to absorbing locally produced crude palm oil (CPO) as part of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA).

05/08/2025 (Bernama), Melaka - A total of 5.03 million hectares or 89.6 per cent of oil palm plantation area in Malaysia has been certified under the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification scheme up to June 30, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Fong Hin.