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Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the “Sustainable Palm Oil Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2016-2026" report to their offering.

Unilever has announced that it has resumed sourcing palm oil from IOI following the RSPO’s decision to lift the supplier’s suspension.

According to the State Fiscal Service, the country exported 3.792 MMT of vegoils to an amount of USD 2.834 Bl in January-July 2017, reports UkrAgroConsult.

Despite steady improvement in oilseeds production, India has to go long way as import dependence for edible oils remain high, feels ICRABSE -0.07 %.

Ahmedabad, September 4: The Centre’s push for oilseeds production can potentially bring down India’s dependence on imports for edible oil.

KUALA LUPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets . on Wednesday Aug 30

As the global demand for palm oil shows no signs of slowing, Liberian farmers need more ways of boosting their productivity and income. Because of deforestation and other risks linked to palm oil production, they also need sustainable, environmentally-friendly ways of doing so. Since 2011, the economic development organization ACDI/VOCA has supported smallholder oil palm tree farmers in Liberia through programs funded by the United States government.

ROTTERDAM, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market was offered lower on Tuesday, following easier Malaysian palm oil futures on losses in CBOT soyoil and profit taking ahead of a long holiday weekend in Malaysia.

So far, an area of 1.9 million hectares of oil palm plantations, which can produce up to 8.2 million tons of crude palm oil (CPO), has been certified under the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) scheme. As of August 29, 306 ISPO certificates have been granted to 304 Indonesian oil palm companies, one plasma farming association, and one farmer self-help cooperative. The above-mentioned figure includes the 40 ISPO certificates that were submitted today to local palm oil companies.

The Government of Indonesia has set a replanting plan for 4.7 million hectares of palm oil plantation in the country to boost productivity, an Agriculture Ministry Official said on Tuesday

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell by nearly 1 percent on Tuesday evening, hitting their lowest in a week under pressure from weakness in related edible oils as traders took profits ahead of a long holiday weekend.

SINGAPORE, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Palm oil Nov. contract still targets 2,687 ringgit per tonne, as it has temporarily peaked around a key resistance at 2,759 ringgit.