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24/10/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

24/10/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

24/10/2016 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia and Malaysia expect to see an increasing volume of goods other than palm oil and petroleum products flowing between the two nations in an effort to reverse the declining trend in bilateral exports and imports.

24/10/2016 (The New Dawn Liberia) - The management of Sime Darby Plantation Liberia (SDPL) is now beginning to reap the outcome of its generosity as citizens of Zodua Clan, Garwula District in Grand Cape Mount County have officially extended an invitation to the company for expansion of its operations in their clan.

24/10/2016 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose and closed at 2,724 on weaker ringgit support and expectation for tighter global supply.

24/10/2016 (Jakarta Post) - A new ministerial regulation on the supply and use of biodiesel may help boost consumption of diesel containing 20 percent biofuel next year.

24/10/2016 (Bernama) - The RM286 million allocation to promote the export of palm oil and other commodity products will help support the industry's growth, said Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).

24/10/2016 (Borneo Post) - The development of the plantation and commodity sector continues to be given emphasis under the 2017 Budget 2017 to drive its growth.

24/10/2016 (Bernama) - Crude palm oil (CPO) price is expected to average around RM2,500 per tonne this year, given the expected improvement in output and weather condition, said the Ministry of Finance.

24/10/2016 (Bernama) - The value-added of Malaysia's agriculture sector is envisaged to decline to 3.3 per cent this year versus 1.2 per cent in 2015 mainly weighed down by lower crude palm oil (CPO) production.

24/10/2016 (Reuters) - Palm oil production in Malaysia, the world's second-largest producer, is forecast to rise in 2017 by 5.6 percent from this year on better yields and an expansion in matured areas, the government said on Friday.

21/10/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.