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26-09-2016
Centre Cuts Import Duty on Wheat, Edible Oil, Potato
26/09/2016 (Hindu Business Line) - Our Bureau/AgenciesThe Central government on Friday cut the import duty on wheat, edible grade crude and refined palm oils and potato to keep prices in check ahead of the festival season.
26-09-2016
CBN's Ban On 41 Items Shoots Demand For Local Palm Oil
26-09-2016
Palm Prices to Drop 19 Pct by November as Output Recovers -Mistry
26/09/2016 (Reuters) - Crude palm oil prices are expected to drop around 19 percent from current levels to 2,200 ringgit ($534) per tonne over the next two months as production recovers in the new oil year, a leading industry analyst, Dorab Mistry, said on Friday.
26-09-2016
Federation Of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Supports The Implementation Of B7 Programme In Industrial Sector
26/09/2016 (Bernama) - Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC), YB Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong held a consultation meeting with the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) regarding the implementation of the B7 Programme in industrial sector.
26-09-2016
Government Firm on Taking Action Against Pvt Players in GM Oilseeds
26/09/2016 (Millennium Post) - Today the growth of Genetically Modified seeds has become a matter of concern in India. While the apex court has stated it “disastrousâ€, the Government is yet to incise the wings of the private companies which have bothered India’s local edible oil production system.
23-09-2016
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch Sept 23
23/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
23-09-2016
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Climbs to Five-month High in Evening Trade
23/09/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures recorded a fourth session of gains in five on Thursday, supported by expectations of lower output and better than forecast export demand.
23-09-2016
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
23/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:
23-09-2016
Malaysian Palm Oil Dominates in Ukrainian Palm Oil Imports
23-09-2016
Agricultural Sector Exports up 2.6 per Cent to RM87.8 Billion in First Half Year
23/09/2016 (Bernama) - The country’s agricultural sector exports rose by 2.6 per cent to RM87.8 billion in the first six months of this year compared with the corresponding period last year.
23-09-2016
Controversial B10 Biodiesel Hits Snag
23/09/2016 (The Sun) - A proposal to push through a controversial B10 bio-diesel next month hits more snags, much to the relief of car and oil companies that want validated testing of the palm-oil based fuel.
23-09-2016
FGV Sells Insurance Stake For RM70Mil
23/09/2016 (The Star) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has agreed to dispose of its 16% stake in AXA Affin General Insurance Bhd (AAGI) to Affin Holdings Bhd (AHB) for more than RM70mil, said sources familiar with the matter.