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17/11/2025 (Vulcan Post), Jakarta - Dami Mas, the seed division of leading agribusiness Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), has launched DxP Dami Mas MTK (Moderate Toleran Kekeringan), a major milestone in efforts to build a climate-resilient palm oil industry. MTK is the first oil palm seed to have its superior performance under drought conditions validated and approved for sale by Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture.

17/11/2025 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia has lowered its crude palm oil reference price for December to a level that maintains the export duty at 10%, a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board website showed on Monday.

17/11/2025 (Oils and Fats International) - Global vegetable oil prices rose in October, according to the benchmark United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index (FFPI) released on 7 November.

15/11/2025 (Bio Energy Times) - Palm oil prices are likely to rise in the coming months due to uncertainty created by Indonesia’s land seizure policies and its planned biodiesel expansion, industry analysts said on Friday, reported Reuters.

14/11/2025 (Arab News), Nusa Dua - Pakistan’s edible oil imports are estimated to jump to 3.4-3.5 million metric tons this year as domestic demand rises, Abdul Rasheed Jan Mohammad, chief executive of the Westbury Group, a major player in Pakistan’s edible oil sector, said on Friday.

14/11/2025 (Economic Times) - In the 2023-24 marketing year (November-October), India's edible oil imports stood at 15.96 million tonnes worth Rs 1.32 lakh crore, as per the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) data released on Thursday.

14/11/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Nusa Dua - Palm oil prices are expected to increase in the coming months on uncertainties stemming from land seizure policies and a biodiesel plan by top producer Indonesia, leading industry analysts said on Friday.

14/11/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto reaffirmed that palm oil remains a backbone of Indonesia’s economy and clean energy strategy, backed by strong exports and a steady domestic market.

13/11/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia risks losing RM7 billion in export revenue if it fails to replant oil palm trees across 520,000 hectares of ageing plantations.

13/11/2025 (The Star Online), Nusa Dua - Indonesia plans to open 600,000 hectares of new land for palm oil cultivation to boost stagnant output, a government official said on Thursday (Nov 13), the first announced expansion of plantation area since a moratorium lapsed four years ago.

13/11/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second straight session on Thursday, pressured by weaker Dalian palm olein and crude oil, and expectations of higher output.

13/11/2025 (Free Malaysia Today), Mumbai - India’s palm oil imports slid to their lowest level in five years during the 2024/25 marketing year, while purchases of soyoil soared to a record high as a widening price premium made palm oil less attractive to buyers, a leading industry body said on Thursday.