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14/12/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

14/12/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT:

14/12/2016 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices were down by 0.48 per cent to Rs 558 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators booked profits at prevailing higher levels amid easing demand in spot market against adequate stocks.

14/12/2016 (ANTARA) - Some 42 palm oil companies received the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificates, making it a total of 226 companies in the list of ISPO certificate recipients.

14/12/2016 (FoodIngredientsFirst) - Olam International is fighting back against a new report that heavily criticizes its palm oil sourcing policies and practices even claiming that a market for deforestation-linked palm oil is being created and then funneled to some of the world’s best known brands.

14/12/2016 (The Star) - Palm oil shipments from Indonesia surged the most since October 2014 after buyers replenished stockpiles to meet rising demand during Christmas and New Year.

14/12/2016 (Jakarta Globe) - As forest fires continue to plague Riau, farmers in Rokan Hilir district took it upon themselves to find a more efficient way to combat the problem by using homemade organic fertilizer.

09/12/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

09/12/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT:

09/12/2016 (Bernama) - The government spent RM2.38 billion on sudsidy from 2013 until April, this year to stabilise the price of cooking oil in the interest of the people.

09/12/2016 (Bernama) - Local companies including multinationals and small and medium enterprises must focus their efforts on producing halal products and services in line with Malaysia's position as the international halal industry hub.

09/12/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Thursday to a second consecutive day of losses, tracking weaker-performing rival oils on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and China's Dalian Commodity Exchange.