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15/04/2016 (Bernama) - Palm oil production is likely to fall due to drought, lower yields from maturing trees and a shortage of labour, said edible oil analyst, Thomas Mielke.

15/04/2016 (Tempo.co) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the government is planning to impose a moratorium on palm oil concessions in a number of provinces in Indonesia.

15/04/2016 (BusinessGhana) - Between 27 April and 4 May 2016, indigenous representatives and community leaders from tropical forest countries in Asia, Africa and South America will tour Brussels, The Netherlands, Germany and the UK to raise concerns with high-level policy and decision-makers about palm oil supply chains and the impact they are having on their lands, forests and communities.

15/04/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures reversed course to fall slightly in late trade on Thursday, as export demand remained weak ahead of data on early April shipments.

15/04/2016 (AgriMoney.com) - Soybean futures hit a fresh eight-month high, defying caution among many investors, as Chinese trade data underlined improved expectations for purchases by the top importing country.

15/04/2016 (APP) - Five ships C.V Maersk Savanan, M.V Baoyue, M.T Rudolf Schulte, M.T Marangas, M.T Okroye carrying containers, general cargo, palm oil, LNG and furnace oil were berthed at Qasim International Container Terminal, Multi Purpose Terminal, Liquid cargo Terminal and FOTCO oil Terminal respectively on Wednesday.

15/04/2016 (Business Standard) - Barring a fall in coconut oil prices on sluggish demand, other edible and non-edible oils held steady at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today.

15/04/2016 (Proactive Investors UK) - The Côte d'Ivoire based palm oil firm sees production and revenue scaling up further through 2016.

15/04/2016 (Nikkei Asian Review) - Breaking with tradition is a difficult decision, but that is what Evyap did in 2010.

14/04/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday April 14.

14/04/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

14/04/2016 (Bernama) - The government's commitment to increasing security surveillance in the eastern region of the state has given investors the confidence to invest in the Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) in Lahad Datu, said its Chairman Datuk Nasrun Datu Mansur.