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17-11-2016
Boustead Plantations Aided By Higher Palm Prices
17/11/2016 (The Sun) - Boustead Plantations Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2016 (Q3FY16) increased 58% to RM37.36 million, from RM23.64 million in the same period last year, due mainly to better palm product prices and lower operating expenditure.
17-11-2016
WWF Welcomes First RSPO Certification of A New Palm Oil Development in Africa
17/11/2016 (EIN News) - At its 14th Annual Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) publicly awarded leading global agribusiness company Olam International with a certificate recognizing that the Awale plantation in Gabon has successfully met its standard for environmental and socially responsible palm oil production.
17-11-2016
Mustard Oil up on Mild Demand
17/11/2016 (Business Standard) - Barring mustard oil that saw a rise on mild demand from local parties, all edible and non-edible oils held steady at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today.
16-11-2016
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch Nov 16
16/11/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
16-11-2016
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
16/11/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT:
16-11-2016
VEGOILS-Palm Reverses Gains to Fall For Second Session in A Row
16/11/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures declined for a second straight session on Tuesday after weaker export data from a cargo surveyor prompted traders to sell.
16-11-2016
Implementation Of B10, B7 Programmes Deferred To Later Date - Mah
16/11/2016 (Bernama) - The implementation of the biodiesel 10 per cent blend (B10) and biodiesel seven per cent blend (B7) programmes in the transportation and industrial sectors has been deferred to a later date.
16-11-2016
Poll: Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector Dominated by Subsistence Farming
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16-11-2016
Oil Palm Produce Must Be Value Added to Avoid Liberia’s 90-Year Mistake
16/11/2016 (Liberian Daily Observer) - The oil palm producers in Liberia, notably Malaysia’s Golden Veroleum and Sime Darby, are saying the same thing Harvey Firestone said in 1926, when he established his rubber plantation in Liberia.
16-11-2016
Vegetable Oil Imports Projected at 150 Lakh Tonnes in 2016-17
16/11/2016 (Hindu Business Line) - Driven by a surge in import of soya oil and sunflower oil, India’s vegetable oil imports are likely to rise by 200,000 tonnes to touch 150 lakh tonnes in oil year (November to October) 2016-17, experts have projected.
16-11-2016
Soy Weighing Down Palm in Vegoil Market: Braun
16/11/2016 (Reuters) - The global vegoil market has been building strength since July, but some bearish factors are starting to nudge their way in.
16-11-2016
Uptick in Demand Lifts Crude Palm Oil Futures by 0.84%
16/11/2016 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices traded higher by 0.84 per cent at Rs 530.50 per 10 kg in futures trade today amid pick up in domestic demand against restricted supplies from producing belts.