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11/04/2016 (Business Standard) - Rising trend in select edible oils remained unabated for yet another week at the wholesale oil and oilseeds market on continued buying by vanaspati millers and retailers against restricted supplies from growing regions amid firm global cues.

11/04/2016 (The Star) - The red palm weevil has been detected in oil palm plantations, according to UKM Biology head Prof Dr Idris Abd Ghani, but it is unclear if they are infesting the trees.

11/04/2016 (The Star) - A species of beetle illegally brought in across the Thai-Malaysian border has been ravaging the nation’s palm trees, and – if left unchecked – can potentially decimate the palm oil industry within just 20 years.

08/04/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

08/04/2016 (Reuters) - Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

08/04/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday evening in line with competing vegetable oils, marking a fourth consecutive session of losses this week.

08/04/2016 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oils market ruled firm on back of higher physical demand amid firm futures. However, on the BCE, barring soyabean oil which declined by ₹8/10 kg as refineries reduced rates, all other edible oils were unchanged. Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower while domestic soya oil futures on NCDEX remain flat.

08/04/2016 (Science Daily) - Palm oil wastes could provide an alternative, low cost and locally available source of bio-proteins for animal feed, according to a recent study published in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (JTAS).

08/04/2016 (The Star) - Palm oil vessels calling at the Bintulu Port have cut down waiting time following the recent completion and operation of a 120m barge berth facility.

08/04/2016 (AllAfrica.com) - The claim by western heart associations over the years that palm oil is harmful to the heart has been challenged by the Nigerian Heart Foundation, international heart bodies and experts across the globe. Instead, they believe palm oil is a healthier oil for the heart than western vegetable oil. Martins Ifijeh chronicles this argument.

08/04/2016 (Business Wire) - Solvay announces the certification of its Halifax, UK manufacturing site in accordance to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) guidelines.

08/04/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell in evening trade on Thursday, reversing earlier gains as weaker demand weighed on prices and traders took profits ahead of official data due next week.