Archived News
30-01-2018
Palm oil may test support at 2,462 ringgit
SINGAPORE (Jan 29): The palm oil third-month contract may test a support at 2,462 ringgit, as it has broken a higher support at 2,491 ringgit per tonne
30-01-2018
Indian soyoil futures rise tracking Malaysian palm
Indian soyoil futures were set to close higher on Monday, tracking gains in rival Malaysian palm oil and related oils overseas.
29-01-2018
Indonesia, Malaysia palm oil output to rise in 2018; may pressure prices
Palm oil output in the world's top two producing countries is forecast to climb to new highs this year as output fully recovers from its El Nino-stunted 2017 level, pushing 2018 average prices down by 7 percent from last year, a Reuters poll showed.
29-01-2018
France against palm oil discrimination
France is against any discriminatory measure that singles out any agriculture commodity, French Ambassador for Environment Xavier Sticker said, adding that it will voice this out in upcoming negotiations by the European Union (EU) following the European Parliament’s recent vote to ban the use of palm oil in biodiesel after 2020.
29-01-2018
All palm oil sector to be certified by 2019
Close to 30 per cent of 518,000 hectares of Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO)-certified areas are in Sarawak.
29-01-2018
'Buy less EU goods'
IS Malaysia looking to impose tough trade measures on nations that boycott Malaysian palm oil?
29-01-2018
Malaysia reviews trade with EU after move to limit palm oil use- report
Malaysia is reviewing its trade with the European Union following the bloc’s move to back a ban on using palm oil to make biofuels, the Deputy Prime Minister was reported as saying on Sunday.
29-01-2018
Mah: We should ban butter from the EU
The EU should ban the production and exports of butter since this commodity’s carbon footprint is 10 times more polluting than that of palm oil, said a Malaysian cabinet minister
29-01-2018
Hishammuddin to raise palm oil issue during meeting with French counterpart
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein (pic) on Saturday said that he would raise the issue involving European Union (EU) resolutions on palm oil during his meeting with his French counterpart next Monday.
26-01-2018
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: arket factors to watch Friday Jan 26
KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday Jan 26.
26-01-2018
CPO price drops more than 1% on strong ringgit
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell by more than 1 percent in evening trade on Thursday as a stronger ringgit helped to halt a three-session run of gains.
26-01-2018
Asean-India summit a chance for Najib to negotiate better trade terms
THE doubling of the palm oil tariff by India is expected to top the agenda when Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.