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18/05/2026 (The Star), Petaling Jaya - Affin Hwang Investment Bank remains positive on the plantation sector, maintaining its “overweight” call amid expectations that crude palm oil (CPO) production will continue to recover gradually in the coming months, while supportive biodiesel policies and geopolitical tensions could keep prices firm.

17/05/2026 (Business Today) - Crude palm oil futures (FCPO) extended losses on Thursday, with RHB Banking Group Research maintaining its negative trading bias after prices broke below a key technical support level.

17/05/2026 (Khmer Times) - Cambodia’s palm oil industry is steadily expanding its presence on the international stage through the development of large-scale industrial processing chains, with up to 80% of total production now exported to global markets.

18/05/2026 (The Star) - SOMEONE recently asked me for my palm oil price outlook. I nearly reached for my calculator, then remembered that calculators, analysts and crystal balls have one thing in common – they all work best before the real world interrupts.

14/05/2026 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a two-month low on Wednesday, pressured by sluggish demand from key destination buyers. Benchmark palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 41 ringgit, or 0.91percent, at 4,440 ringgit (USD1,130.35) a metric ton, the lowest closing price since March 10.

14/05/2026 (Business Today Editorial) - CIMB Investment Bank Bhd (CIMB Securities) has initiated coverage on Johor Plantations Group Bhd, assigning a HOLD call and a target price of RM1.91.

14/05/2026 (Business Today) - East Asia’s economies are expected to weather the ongoing oil shock better than the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, supported by a resilient artificial intelligence (AI)-driven investment boom, according to the latest regional outlook by BMI.

14/05/2026 (The Edge Malaysia) - There are times in the plantation industry when competition is useful, even necessary. Traders will trade, exporters will jostle and companies will benchmark yields, costs and efficiencies against one another. That is normal. It keeps the sector alert.

14/05/2026 (The Western Producer) - The pace of canola exports and domestic use is running better than expected, and if the trend continues, the carryout at the end of the crop year might not be as burdensome as was expected.

13/05/2026 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures declined more than 1% on Wednesday, as subdued demand from key destination buyers kept prices under pressure.

13/05/2026 (Reuters), Mumbai - India's palm oil imports slumped 26% in April to the lowest in four months as weak institutional demand and a price rally that narrowed palm oil's discount to competing oils discouraged refiners from boosting purchases, a leading trade body said.

13/05/2026 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Indonesia is considering introducing incentives to draw capital into its palm oil sector as the country wants to move away from raw commodity export.