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09/10/2017 (The Star) - Low profile Southern Acids (M) Bhd is back on analysts’ radar.

06/10/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

06/10/2017 (Reuters) - The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

06/10/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains to a one-week high on Thursday morning, and were set for a third consecutive winning session tracking strength in rival soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

06/10/2017 (Bernama) - Nineteen sustainable palm oil clusters (SPOC), involving 1,040 individual smallholders and 4,127 hectares, have obtained the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as of Sept 15, 2017.

06/10/2017 (UkrAgroConsult) - The Finance Ministry of Indonesia reported a new scheme of charging the export duty on palm oil and its products. Previously, it was calculated at a rate of 7.5% to 22.5% of the export commodity’s value, if the product price exceeds USD 750/MT, reports UkrAgroConsult.

06/10/2017 (PRNewswire) - Cirro Capital Limited, a Malaysian-based investment company targeting cross-region projects, as recently utilized approximately USD 5,000,000 to acquire a significant stake in a Malaysian oil palm plantation.

06/10/2017 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 146,058 tonnes of cargo comprising 111,573 tonnes of import cargo and 34,485 tonnes of export cargo including 5,596 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 111,573 tonnes comprised of 18,296 tonnes of containerised cargo; 402 tonnes of general cargo; 45,307 tonnes of bulk cargo: 34,090 tonnes of coal; 11,217 tonnes of fertilizer and 47,568 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

06/10/2017 (Borneo Post) - The country’s premier industrial research and technology organisation, Sirim, is keen to develop a project to produce food waste energy in Sarawak.

06/10/2017 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices were higher by 0.61 per cent to Rs 541.90 per 10 kg in futures trade today as traders created fresh positions, supported by pick up in demand at the spot market.

06/10/2017 (FoodNavigator-USA.com) - Thanks to its stable nature and absence of a genetically modified variety, sunflower oil is in a good position to replace partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), according to the National Sunflower Association.