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10/07/2017 (Financial Times) - HSBC has triggered a probe into the palm oil subsidiary of commodity trader Noble Group, which is facing allegations of preparing to clear pristine rainforest in Papua New Guinea.

10/07/2017 (Netralnews) - Indonesia and Norway have agreed to increase current cooperation as trade and investment have been growing positively, Head of Press, Media and Information of the Presidential Secretariat Bey Machmudin said in a press release received here on Sunday.

10/07/2017 (ANTARA) - The government is anticipating Frances plan to limit the use of palm oil in biodiesel production to reduce deforestation in palm oil-producing countries.

10/07/2017 (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed the hope that trade relations between Indonesia and Spain will increase following his meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg on Friday.

10/07/2017 (Reuters) - Indonesia's palm oil association said on Friday it is worried that a French plan to reduce the use of palm oil in biofuels will prompt other European countries to follow suit, damaging exports of the important commodity.

10/07/2017 (New Straits Times) - Malaysia's exports grew 32.5 per cent in May, significantly above expectations and the highest for a month in seven years.

07/07/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

07/07/2017 (The Star) - Crude palm oil (CPO) price discount to its main competitor, soybean oil, is expected to widen by about US$70 to US$100 per tonne after trading at almost zero discount in February, say analysts.

07/07/2017 (Reuters) - France will take steps to restrict the use of palm oil in producing biofuels in order to reduce deforestation in the countries of origin, French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot said on Thursday.

07/07/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to their highest in over a month in early trade on Thursday, in line for a fourth consecutive day of gains, tracking strength in related edible oils on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange.

07/07/2017 (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian delegation has questioned European Union (EU) policy that impedes export of Indonesian products, especially palm oil products, at the 13th Trade Policy Review (TPR) meeting at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

07/07/2017 (Reuters) - Palm oil inventories in Malaysia likely rose slightly in June as exports from the world's second-largest producer slumped, but an unexpected drop in output capped stockpile gains, according to a Reuters poll.