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12/01/2017 (Reuters) - The $44 billion palm oil industry, under pressure in Europe after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk, has found a vocal ally in the food sector: the maker of Nutella.

12/01/2017 (The Star) - The bullish sentiment on crude palm oil (CPO) is expected to continue in the first quarter of this year, with analysts pegging the commodity’s price at between RM2,500 and RM3,330 per tonne.

12/01/2017 (The Star) - The establishment of Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification is a testimony of Malaysia’s long-term commitment towards sustainable production of palm oil.

12/01/2017 (Tempo.co) - The Plantation Fund Management Agency for Oil Palm (BPDP Sawit) said that in 2016, Indonesia was the world's biggest palm oil exporter and the global market leader.

12/01/2017 (Jakarta Post) - The government aims to restore 400,000 hectares of critical peatland in 2017, a lower target compared to 600,000 ha in 2016.

12/01/2017 (Business Standard) - Prices of groundnut and mustard oils fell by up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today owing to slackened demand against adequate stocks.

12/01/2017 (The Tide) - The President of the Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria, Ahoada branch, Mr. Samuel Uche, has berated oil millers that harvest unripe fruits for the preparation of palm oil.

12/01/201 (CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com) - 6As the use of palm oil remains commonplace in the cosmetics industry, we spoke to Alexis Maisonet, Marketing Analyst and R&D Innovation Technician at Bentley Labs about the damaging effects that its usage can have on the environment and the importance of finding alternative methods.

12/01/2017 (CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com) - In the second part of our interview with Alexis Maisonet, Marketing Analyst and R&D Innovation Technician at Bentley Labs, we spoke about the short and long-term implications of continuing to use palm oil and how the RSPO is impacting future developments.

11/01/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

11/01/2017 (Reuters) - The following were Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT:

11/01/2017 (Bernama) - The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities expects crude palm oil (CPO) prices to average between RM2,700 and RM2,800 per tonne this year.