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28/03/2016 (Reuters) - ICE Canadian canola futures fell on Wednesday on technical selling and profit-taking a day after the May contract set a one-month high, traders said. Farmer selling slowed after a flurry of movement on Tuesday, they said. A setback in the Canadian dollar lent underlying support to prices, although the currency's strength since mid-January has been a drag on export demand for canola.

25/03/2016 (Reuters)-The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

25/03/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.

25/03/2016 (The Nation) - The Partnership Initiative for Niger Delta (PIND) foundation has trained some oil palm farmers on modern techniques for oil palm production and processing.

25/03/2016 (ANTARA News) - Indonesian lifestyle products such as food, beverage, and fashion have export potential in China, Indonesian Trade Minister Thomas Lembong stated.

25/03/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Thursday for a second consecutive session, tracking falls in competing overseas oils and as fresh rains reduced concerns over slowing output.

25/03/2016 (Business Standard) - The country's edible oil import bill is likely to jump in 2016-17, due to rising prices and a burgeoning supply deficit from local sources.

25/03/2016 (Southern Times Africa) – The African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) wants to see African businesses acquire state-of-the-art equipment to be able to process raw materials so that when they trade, they can bid their goods at the highest value in the supply chain and subsequently create jobs in their respective countries.

25/03/2016 (Reuters) - US grain and oilseed prices fell on Wednesday, with soyabeans retreating from five-month highs as investors took profits and as a rising dollar made the commodities more expensive in global markets. Soyabeans declined for the first time in six sessions, giving back a portion of their recent gains as harvest advanced of a record large Brazilian crop.

24/03/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

24/03/2016 (The Star) - The following were Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT:

24/03/2016 (The Star) - IOI Corp Bhd’s existing inventory of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) will not be impacted should there be a suspension of the group’s Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) membership.