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13/03/2017 (Business Standard) - Prices of edible as well as non-edible oils after moving in a narrow range on little doing ended steady at the wholesale market in the national capital today.

13/03/2017 (Reuters) - The following were Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT:

13/03/2017 (Pakistan Observer) - Brisk shipping was observed at the Port Qasim (PQ) where six ships CMA CGM Maupassant, MSC Didem, Sea Hymn, Ocean Quartz, Gas Chem Antarctic and Chance scheduled to load/offload containers, condensate, project cargo and soybean seeds were arranged berthing at Qasim International Container Terminal, Fotco oil Terminal, Multi Purpose Terminal, Engro Vopak Terminal and Grain and Fertilizer Terminal respectively on Thursday.

13/03/2017 (Biofuels International Magazine) - A member of a European Parliamentary group is calling on the European Commission to take measure to promote the responsible cultivation of palm oil and phase out its use for biofuels.

13/03/2017 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell further on mixed forecast by analysts during a major annual palm oil conference in Malaysia as well as on the basis of weakened export data.

13/03/2017 (The Star) - Malaysia should not wait too long to implement its B10 biodiesel mandate now that crude palm oil (CPO) prices have settled to lower levels, according to biodiesel industry official U.R. Unnithan.

13/03/2017 (FoodIngredientsFirst) - MEPs are advocating sustainable palm oil practices and calling for a clampdown on member states importing unsustainable palm oil with links to deforestation and habitat degradation which are particularly significant in South-East Asia. Discussing the issues yesterday (Thursday March 9) European politicians backed a non-binding report looking into how the EU can tackle the environmental impacts of palm oil production.

13/03/2017 (The Star) - After the country’s last big El Nino phenomenon in 1997 and 1998, Malaysian palm oil production saw huge growth the following year.

13/03/2017 (Graphic Online) - The project is being executed under the MTN Foundation and that there was a plan to procure equipment and other machinery the production of the oil.

13/03/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm oil stocks at the end of February dropped to their lowest in over six years, coming slightly below industry expectations, as exports and local consumption likely outpaced the drop in output.

10/03/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

10/03/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped on Thursday evening on weaker-performing soyoil and mixed forecasts from leading analysts at an industry conference the previous day.