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02/08/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

01/08/2016 (The Star) - As the third chief executive officer in four years to take the reins of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV), Datuk Zakaria Arshad has wasted no time in distinguishing himself from his predecessors.

01/08/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

01/08/2016 (Hindu Business Line) - Imported palm oil ruled firm, while soya oil and indigenous edible oils remained bearish tracking weak overseas and domestic futures.

01/08/2016 (NASDAQ) - Gabon says it expects at least 18,000 metric tons of additional palm oil this year as it pushes toward catching a 250,000 metric-tons-a-year target and become key African palm-oil exporter by 2025, a government- endorsed statement said Sunday.

01/08/2016 (New Straits Times) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will undertake a working visit to Jakarta from August 1 to 3.

01/08/2016 (Hindu Business Line) - Emami Agrotech Ltd. (EAL), part of the Emami Group, is keen on setting up an edible oil refining facility in Karnataka as it is central to the company’s plans to increase its footprint in the western and the southern regions, according to a top official.

01/08/2016 (Business in Cameroon) - The Société Anonyme Agricole et Forestière du Cameroon (Safacam), listed on the Douala Stock Exchange (DSX), the stock market of the country, completed the construction of its new palm kernel production unit, as revealed by the first quarter 2016 report of Socfinaf SA, parent company of Safa France, which is itself the company through which French industrialist Vincent Bolloré owns 69% of shares in Safacam.

01/08/2016 (Graphic Online) - The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan, speaking at the opening of a workshop on the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) 2020 Africa palm oil initiative, said the government was subsequently partnering the private sector to ensure that this was achieved.

01/08/2016 (Graphic Online) - Speaking at Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) 2020 Palm Oil Initiative second Ghana Country workshop, Dr Alhassan said the Board is necessary to regulate and create a conducive environment for the growth and development of oil palm with benefits to the economy.

29/07/2016 (Business Standard) - Prices of mustard and soyabean oils declined by Rs 50 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today owing to slackened demand from vanaspati millers and retailers.

29/07/2016 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices rose by 0.26% to Rs 523.80 per 10 kg in futures trade today as participants built up fresh positions after demand picked up in the spot market.