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07/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

07/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

07/09/2016 (Nasdaq) - Indonesia's Forestry Ministry said Tuesday it would take legal action against a palm-oil company that allegedly cleared land through illegal burning and took environmental investigators hostage.

07/09/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysia's exports unexpectedly fell in July, posting their biggest drop since May 2015, hurt by a combination of a slowdown in major trading partner China, weak oil prices and slumping demand for the country's commodities, government data showed on Wednesday.

07/09/2016 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil inventories in Malaysia probably fell to the lowest since 2011 as demand for the vegetable oil used in everything from instant noodles to detergents surged in countries including India and China.

07/09/2016 (Bernama) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has urged Malaysian companies to continue enhancing cooperation with Laos to benefit both countries.

06/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

06/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

06/09/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures hit their highest in nearly three weeks on Monday, rising for a second session, as tight supplies and a firmer overseas palm olein market underpinned prices.

06/09/2016 (Business Standard) - Tracking a firm trend at the domestic spot markets and positive global cues, crude palm oil prices were up by 1.18 per cent to Rs 565.90 per 10 kg in evening trade at futures market today.

06/09/2016 (The Star) - Crude palm oil prices (CPO) are closing in on multi-year highs after preliminary findings indicate a supply crunch which could see the lowest monthly palm oil inventory in more than four years.

06/09/2016 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) ‒ Hundreds of small-scale palm oil farmers in Indonesia have won the right to export their crop with certification from a global sustainability body, boosting their chances of raising profits and incomes, an industry umbrella group said last week.