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21/03/2017 (Hindu Business Line) - Mix trend prevailed in edible oils on back of weak futures amid slack physical demand. On BCE groundnut and soya oil declined by ₹10 and ₹1 each. Rapeseed and cotton oil rose by ₹10 and ₹1 each.

21/03/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures on Monday slipped to a second session of declines in three on weaker export data, while March output is expected to improve from a month ago.

21/03/2017 (Reuters) - Indian soybean futures rose as much as 1.8 percent in choppy trade on Monday, its highest intraday gain in about a month, before settling 0.9 percent higher.

20/03/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

20/03/2017 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to file a World Trade Organization complaint this month against European Union anti-dumping duties on biodiesel exports from the Southeast Asian country, trade officials said on Sunday.

20/03/2017 (Bernama) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) is optimistic over 4,000 privately-owned oil palm estates in the country will be ready for Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification over the next couple of years.

20/03/2017 (Bernama) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has targeted to achieve an oil extraction rate (OER) of up to 22 per cent by 2020, compared to the 20.73 per cent average rate last year.

20/03/2017 (The Star) - Malaysian Palm Oil Council CEO Dr Kalyana Sundram was appointed in January, just as the industry marks its 100th anniversary. A Fellow of prestigious associations like the Malaysian Academy of Sciences and Nutrition Society of Malaysia, the 62-year-old from Gemas, Negeri Sembilan, is committed to steering the industry to new heights.

20/03/2017 (AllAfrica.com) - A boy from the village of Quitupo walks past palm trees in Palma on February 16, 2017. The village of Quitupo will be resettled to make way for the new gas mining project in and around the district of Palma. AFP/John Wessels

20/03/2017 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded on Friday after falling earlier in the session.

20/03/2017 (India.com) - Mixed conditions continued for the second straight week at the wholesale oil and oilseeds market as prices of select commodities moved further lower due to slack demand against adequate stock position.

20/03/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm kernel oil prices look set to climb up out of a trough as industrial buyers flock back to the soap and detergent ingredient after it regained a steep discount to rival oils.