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10/10/2016 (Bernama) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is organising an Oil Palm Smallholders National Conference from Oct 11-12, in Ipoh, Perak.

10/10/2016 (Bernama) - Malaysia's trade surplus in August rose to a whopping RM8.51 billion from RM1.91 billion registered in July 2016 due to a record increase in exports to Asean, India, United States, Mexico, Turkey, Hong Kong and the European Union.

10/10/2016 (Bernama) - Malaysia hopes to elevate its bilateral trade relations with Iran in its post-sanction era, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

10/10/2016 (Bernama) - Sarawak’s biomass resources can generate RM4.8 billion in additional Gross National Income (GNI) and RM18 billion in potential investment opportunities in the entire biomass value chain.

07/10/2016 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil inventories in Indonesia fell in August after shipments from the world’s largest producer jumped the most in almost two years.

07/10/2016 (Gourmet Retailer) - The Daabon Group, headquartered in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, has received the first-ever Fair Trade USA certification of a palm oil product, Hain Celestial’s Spectrum Organic All Vegetable Shortening.

07/10/2016 (Bernama) - Palm oil continuously needs a consensus European voice for it to tackle the various barriers in the region, including punitive taxes and ‘no palm oil’ label, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said yesterday.

07/10/2016 (Business Standard) - Continuing its losing streak for the third straight day, crude palm oil fell 0.59 per cent to Rs 505.60 per 10 kg in futures market today as traders engaged in reducing their positions, tracking a weak trend at the spot market on sluggish demand.

07/10/2016 (Hindu Business Line) - Ruchi Soya Industries, an agriculture and food FMCG company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arunachal Pradesh government to boost palm oil production through development of quality palm plantations and human capacity building.

07/10/2016 (Tempo.co) - Indonesia's CPO stock continues to decline despite increasing production. This is because of an increasing demand from the global market, especially from China, the European Union, and the United States continues to rise.

07/10/2016 (Business Standard) - Groundnut oil prices rebounded by Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today following pick-up in demand from retailers.

07/10/2016 (Tempo.co) - Indonesia’s palm oil exports reached 2.23 million tons in August, a significant improvement relative to July, according to the data from Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI).