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13/04/2016 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices drifted 1.04 per cent to Rs 549.30 per 10 kg in futures trade today as participants booked profits at prevailing levels, driven by a fall in demand in the spot market.

13/04/2016 (StarAfrica.com) - The price of a liter of vegetable oil decreased by 0.6 percent in February 2016 on the Senegalese market, the Directorate of Forecasting and Economic Studies (DPEE) announced on Tuesday.It stood at 1392 CFA against 1400 in January 2016, an increase of 8 CFA.

13/04/2016 (India Times) - Prices of sesame and cottonseed oil rose by up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today following scattered buying by retailers.

13/04/2016 (GhanaWeb) - Demand for locally produced palm oil on the international market is falling months after the local palm oil industry came under severe scrutiny for its quality processes.

12/04/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

12/04/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

12/04/2016 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were lower on Monday after the release of the much awaited MPOB report which came in line with market expectations.

12/04/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Monday evening on the back of a stronger ringgit and official data showing that output rose in March.

12/04/2016 (Reuters) - Indian soybean futures gained on Monday, supported by higher domestic demand for oilmeal, while rapeseed fell on continued profit taking.

12/04/2016 (Ghana News) - Traditionally, the production of palm oil was done manually by the women of the Aboasa community and as a result they could only produce a few gallons a day after a very lengthy process. The smoke from the various processes of cooking the palm fruits and extracting the oil was also dangerous to their health and wellbeing.

12/04/2016 (Western Producer) - The ICE Futures Canada canola market finished narrowly mixed on Monday, as gains in Chicago soybeans were offset by action in the Canadian dollar.

11/04/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.