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Sigek Cokelat (Chocolate Bar), a short film about oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan, has reportedly been entered in two foreign film festivals, the US's Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) and the 2018 International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema London (IFF London 2018).

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday March 20

PUTRAJAYA: There should be no issue about Malaysian palm oil entering the European Union market when all plantations and mills are certified for sustainability by the end of 2019, says Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.

Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on Monday supported by weakness in the ringgit, its currency of trade, and with traders bullish about the prospects of improving demand.

After years of decline, Dutch imports of palm oil increased again in 2017. Over 2 billion euros worth of crude palm oil, palm oil fractions and palm kernel oil were imported, 22 percent more than in 2016

Greenpeace says household brands including PepsiCo and Johnson & Johnson are refusing to disclose where they get their palm oil from despite vows to stop buying from companies that cut down tropical forests to grow the widely used commodity.

Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on Monday supported by weakness in the ringgit, its currency of trade, and with traders bullish about the prospects of improving demand.

Leading consumer goods companies including Kraft Heinz, Johnson & Johnson and Carex soap maker PZ Cussons have failed to disclose the producers of their palm oil supplies, despite pledging to achieve traceability in one of their key ingredients.

Frogs can survive in oil palm plantations, but at the cost of diversity of species — and the impact can radiate out deep into neighboring forest ecosystems, according to a new study.

Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Monday, supported by a slightly weakening ringgit and improving demand.

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 758,923 hectares (ha) of oil palm plantations and 70 mills have obtained the Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as at February 2018, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Monday March 19.