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19/10/2016 (AGWeb) - India has sprinted past China as the world’s top importer of soybean oil, according to USDA.

19/10/2016 (IngredientsNetwork.com) - AAK has released its Sustainability Report for 2015/2016. The report outlines AAK’s sustainability strategy, objectives, activities and achievements within the five focus areas of the company’s model for responsible growth – Marketplace, Supply Chain, Environment, Workplace and Community.

18/10/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

18/10/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

18/10/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil surged to its highest level in about six months in on Monday, tracking a rally in its rival oilseed soy and gaining on forecasts of weaker production growth for the month of October.

18/10/2016 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil inventories in Indonesia probably rose to a four-month high as supplies in the world’s largest producer neared a seasonal peak.

18/10/2016 (Borneo Post) - Industry analysts within the plantation sector are divergent in their forecasts for the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16) as estimates for crude palm oil (CPO) prices range widely from RM2,200 to RM3,000 per metric tonne (MT).

18/10/2016 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher on Monday supported by the increase in soya oil prices and a weaker ringgit.

18/10/2016 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices moved up by 1.35 per cent to Rs 517.90 per 10 kg in futures trading today as participants built up positions, tracking a firm trend at spot market on pick up in demand.

18/10/2016 (GhanaWeb) - Dr. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has urged the rural banks to release start-up funding for the country’s youth to enable them venture into the production of oil palm on a large scale as the commodity holds great potential for economic growth.

18/10/2016 (Radio New Zealand) - A shipment of palm kernel which has been anchored off Tauranga for over a month will not be allowed to enter New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has decided.

18/10/2016 (Jakarta Post) - With Indonesia facing land and forest fires every year that are mostly man-made disasters that have degraded the health of its citizens as well as that of its neighbors, the government has vowed to improve the sustainability of its agroforestry sector, particularly the palm oil industry.