Archived News

06/09/2016 (The New Indian Express) - The KSRTC will be using five per cent bio-fuel for operating services in the Kozhikode and Kannur districts within one month.

06/09/2016 (Jakarta Post) - Palm plantation firm PT Andika Permata Sawit Lestari (APSL) in Riau denied that it defied the Environment and Forestry Ministry and took seven of the ministry's officials hostage, blaming the incident on local farmers who were "offended" by the ministry.

06/09/2016 (The New Dawn Liberia) - Malaysian oil palm company Sime Darby Plantation Incorporated in Western Liberia is under increasing pressure to expand its operations as citizens of Bomi and Grand Cape Mount counties seem impatience with calls for expansion to their areas to create desperately needed job opportunities.

05/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

05/09/2016 (Bernama) - Red palm oil is proving to be nutritionally superior vegetable oil due to its varied health benefits in fighting vitamin deficiencies and bolstering the heart against stress despite baseless attacks by hostile European groups for fear of losing their market share to the golden crop.

05/09/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

05/09/2016 (Bernama) - The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, YB Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong, will be leading the Palm Oil, Rubber and Timber Promotion Mission to Belgium, France and United Kingdom on 5th September 2016.

05/09/2016 (Bernama) - Malaysia's exports to Sri Lanka jumped 44 per cent to RM414.05 million in the first half of the year, up from RM286.23 million in the same period last year.

05/09/2016 (Business Standard) - Weak conditions emerged at the oils and oilseeds market during the week with prices of edible oil drifted lower owing to slackened demand from vanaspati millers as well as retailers against increased arrivals from growing belts.

05/09/2016 (Business Standard) - Groundnut mill delivery remained weak for the second day and prices shed another Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on sluggish demand from retailers amid increased arrivals from producing regions.

05/09/2016 (The Star) - Pritam Singh Agency Sdn Bhd (PSA) has bought 30 units of Mercedes-Benz 3344S 6x4 Actros prime movers, expanding its fleet to 108 trucks and strengthening its position as a leading transporter of crude palm oil and related products in peninsular Malaysia.

05/09/2016 (The Tico Times) - The Chinese ambassador to Costa Rica stopped here Friday to have lunch with local officials and tour an oil palm plantation in hopes of increasing business and tourism ties between the two countries.