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19/09/2017 (Business Standard) - Solidaridad in association with The Solvent Extractors' Association of India, SEA and Society for Promotion of Oil Palm Research and Development under the Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (IIOPR) have crafted the Indian Palm Oil Sustainability framework (IPOS). The IPOS framework was launched in the Annual General Meeting of The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA).

19/09/2017 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices fell 0.31 per cent to Rs 542.60 per 10 kg in futures trade today as traders booked profits amid fall in demand at spot markets.

19/09/2017 (Outlook India) - Groundnut oil prices drifted lower by Rs 100 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on muted demand from retailers.

19/09/2017 (The Straits Times) - Palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources announced on Monday (Sept 18) that it has become the first and only palm oil company to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices.

18/09/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

18/09/2017 (Hindu Business Line) - Trading volumes on the agri commodity exchanges have been thinning.

18/09/2017 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures continued its bullish uptrend. It began to retreat from a six-month high on Thursday, as a strengthening ringgit and strong export figures cushioned the dampening effects of a rise in export tax for October.

18/09/2017 (Independent Newspapers Limited) - Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP), which last week crawled out of recession on crude oil support, is currently producing 970,000 tons of palm oil.

18/07/2017 (Financial Tribune) - Over 170,000 tons of palm oil worth $135 million were imported during the five months to August 22, registering a 26% and 46% growth in weight and value respectively compared with the similar period of last year.

18/09/2017 (The Nation) - We have been overwhelmed with many questions on the health benefits and other nutritional contents of red palm oil. I hope this piece addresses the questions raised by the likes of Nneka Udokwu, Hajia Damilola Odusille, Eno Essien and the others.

18/09/2017 (The Star) - It is well known that palm oil has faced significant problems in Europe, including negative public opinion influenced by negative labelling of food products. What is less well known is that such negative influences are creeping into Malaysian life as well

18/09/2017 (The Star) - IOI to reduce debts while it’s a game changer for Bunge in edible oils