Archived News
12-12-2017
Palm oil futures tests support, rises
Malaysian palm oil futures on Monday slid to fresh lows, hitting their weakest in five-and-a-half months, as traders were cautious ahead of official data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board on Tuesday.
11-12-2017
National CSPO tops agenda for Malaysia
MALAYSIA is striving hard to attain the global recognition for its national certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO).
11-12-2017
Ensuring sustainable palm industry
Certification to be the basis for branding Malaysian CPO in international market
11-12-2017
Keeping an eye on export competitiveness
WITH a higher ringgit and increasing costs of gas and electricity, will export-oriented industries, which have been doing well lately, be hit?
11-12-2017
Palm oil may fall to RM2,462
The palm oil third-month contract may fall to RM2,462 per tonne, a break below which could cause a loss to RM2,426.
11-12-2017
Addressing agricultural pain points with tech
The agricultural sector in Malaysia is not known for its widespread use of technology, but one local company plans to change all that.
11-12-2017
As Nigeria spends N116b on palm oil import
That Nigeria, just this year alone, has imported 450,000 tons of palm oil to the tune of N116.3billion, is as grim a reality as it is worrisome
11-12-2017
With new study linking canola oil to memory issues, what oils should you choose?
After coconut oil was called out earlier this year for not being as healthy as we all wanted to believe, a new study on canola oil now suggests that this vegetable oil may also not be as good for us as once thought.
11-12-2017
European vegoils-Palm oil mixed on larger stocks, firmer dollar
Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market was offered narrowly mixed on Friday, pressured by easier Malaysian palm oil futures on the outlook for larger November Malaysian palm oil stocks.
08-12-2017
Palm oil suffers fresh losses
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures extended falls into a fourth session on Thursday, hitting their lowest in nearly five months in the evening, tracking weakness in related edible oils
08-12-2017
European vegoils-Palm oil eases on higher stocks outlook
ROTTERDAM: Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market eased on Thursday following easier Malaysian palm oil futures on expectations for larger November Malaysian palm oil stocks.
08-12-2017
Nigeria’s unsustainable palm oil import bill: need to support Okomu oil plc and Presco plc
There is need for change of policy towards Okomu Oil Plc and Presco Plc as the world shifts attention away from crude oil and focus on the rising demand for palm oil. Okomu Oil Plc and Presco Plc have made Nigeria the central hub of palm oil production in Africa which accounts for 4% of total world’s palm oil outputs. The two companies have made Nigeria relevant in the production of palm oil