Archived News
13-09-2016
Making African Palm Oil Production Sustainable
13/09/2016 (Inter Press Service) - “In San Lorenzo they cut down the jungle to plant African oil palms. The only reason they didn’t expand more was that indigenous people managed to curb the spread,†Ecuadorean activist Santiago Levy said during the World Conservation Congress.
13-09-2016
Experts Attend Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil Production in Accra
13/09/2016 (Ghana Business News) - PalmnutExperts are attending a two-day Africa Sustainable Palm Oil Conference in Accra, to discuss how to position businesses on the continent to adopt best practices in sustainability.
13-09-2016
FG Signs MoU With PZ Wilmar To Improve Palm Production
13/09/2016 (Leadership Newspapers) - The Federal Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with PZ Wilmar, aimed at boosting palm oil production.
13-09-2016
Wheat, Edible Oil Import Duties Could Be Cut
13/09/2016 (Nagaland Post) - The central government is likely to lower the import duty on wheat to 10 per cent from the current 25 per cent and that on crude edible oil to 7.5 per cent from the existing 12 per cent.
13-09-2016
Canadian Canola Futures Rise
13/09/2016 (Reuters) - ICE Canadian canola futures rose on Thursday on short-covering after two consecutive losses.
09-09-2016
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch Sept 9
09/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
09-09-2016
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
09/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:
09-09-2016
Cabinet Approves Regulator for Oil Palm Sector
09/09/2016 (GhanaWeb) - The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan has disclosed that cabinet has approved the creation of an Oil Palm Development Board to regulate and promote the sector.
09-09-2016
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Reverses Earlier Losses to Gain on Firmer Soy, Crude Oil
09/09/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures snapped two sessions of losses to gain on Thursday evening, lifted by better performing crude oil and rival oilseed soy. Palm made its sharpest daily jump in two weeks on Sept. 2, and then hit a near three-week high of 2,662 ringgit a tonne on Tuesday.
09-09-2016
July Trade Performance Affected By Lumpy Imports, Economic Slowdown: Matrade
09/09/2016 (Bernama) - Lumpy imports, coupled with an economic slowdown in certain countries, are among factors that contributed to the lower trade surplus for Malaysia in July.
09-09-2016
Wilmar’s Sustainability Report Focuses on Driving Value Across its Business
09/09/2016 (FoodIngredientsFirst) - Wilmar International Limited have annouced the publication of its Sustainability Report 2015.
09-09-2016
Palmolein Oils up on Scattered Demand
09/09/2016 (Business Standard) - Palmolein oil prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on mild demand from retailers.