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18/05/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

18/05/2017 (Reuters) - The following were Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

18/05/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures registered the sharpest daily gains in a week, lifted 1.3 percent on Wednesday evening by strong local and overseas demand.

18/05/2017 (Pakistan Obserber) - Six ships, C.V Express Black Sea, C.V Maersk Memphis, C.V CMA CGM Amazon, M.T Umm Bab, M.T Maritime Yuan and M.T Bunga Allium carrying containers, LNG and Palm oil were allotted berths at Qasim International Container Terminal, Engro Elengy Terminal, Multi Purpose Terminal and Liquid Cargo Terminal respectively during last 24 hours, said a report issued by Port Qasim Authority (PQA) here on Wednesday.

18/05/2017 (Bloomberg) - Pick up any package in a supermarket and there’s about a 50 percent chance it’s got palm oil in it.

18/05/2017 (Bernama) - Malaysia is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first commercial oil palm planting in the country at Tennamaram Estate, Bestari Jaya, Selangor, today.

18/05/2017 (The Star) - POS Malaysia Bhd is issuing a palm oil-themed stamp series in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the industry in Malaysia.

17/05/2017 (The Star) - He calls the oil palm trees his “girlfriends”, bought over the company that had earlier rejected his job application and knows the plantation business inside out.

18/05/2017 (The Star) - IOI Corporation Bhd has emerged as one of the most fully-integrated plantation companies in the world.

18/05/2017 (The Star) - As Malaysia steps into the second century of commercial oil palm planting, Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd. Managing Director Datuk Franki Anthony Dass reiterated that the challenges facing the industry will only continue to intensify.

8/05/2017 (The Star) - A look at Felda’s phenomenal growth from village champion to economic powerhouse.

18/05/2017 (The Star) - Among the pioneering plantation companies in Malaysia, Sime Darby Bhd still remains at the forefront of developments in the industry, particularly in research and development (R&D), sustainability and agro-management practices.