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The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 24 ringgit, or 0.59%, to 4,071 ringgit ($1,006.43) a metric ton at the close. On Monday, the contract snapped a four-session winning run

Malaysia's palm oil industry is heading into 2026 on firmer ground, but with rising exposure to price swings, shifting trade rules and climate risks that could quickly test the sector's resilience

Ekspor minyak kelapa sawit mentah (crude palm oil/CPO) Indonesia diproyeksikan masih menghadapi tekanan pada tahun 2026. Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI) menilai stagnasi produksi, peningkatan konsumsi domestik, serta rencana penerapan mandatori biodiesel 50% (B50) berpotensi membatasi volume ekspor sawit nasional.¹

The water-filled ditches that laced through the oil palm plantation in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, nagged at Kuno Kasak when he saw them in 2022. He knew that these canals, used to draw water out of spongy peatlands to make them suitable for agriculture, had been shown to be sources of methane. But just how much remains an open question, with too few data points to make estimates with certainty

Chinese officials have vowed to stabilise grain production and increase soybean oilseed production capacity, readouts of agricultural policy meetings showed on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to reduce imports and ensure food security

In this post, we discuss some of the changes to the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products ("EUDR") that entered into force on 26 December 2025 even before the EUDR was due to become applicable today, 30 December 2025

Perkumpulan Organisasi Petani Sawit Indonesia (Popsi) menilai wacana kenaikan pungutan ekspor (PE) kelapa sawit atau crude palm oil (CPO) pada 2026 yang dikaitkan dengan rencana peningkatan mandatori biodiesel 50 berisiko menghancurkan ekosistem kelapa sawit dari hulu hingga hilir

Malaysian palm oil futures climbed on Tuesday, as expectations of weaker production and short-covering activity supported the market

MALAYSIA’S future competitiveness and sustainability in palm oil increasingly hinge on the raising of yields, as stagnant production growth is beginning to constrain supply — a concern industry players have been flagging for decades

Malaysian palm oil futures snapped a four-session rally on Monday, weighed down by higher inventories, though declines were kept in check by expectations of declining production and firmer demand.

Malaysia's palm oil industry is eyeing fresh growth in the United States after selected palm products secured zero-tariff access under the Malaysia-US agreement on reciprocal trade (ART).

Public Investment Bank Bhd (PublicInvest) has kept its "Neutral" call on the plantation sector following recent site visits to Sarawak Plantation Bhd and Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd in Miri, Sarawak