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08/03/2016 (Reuters) - Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.

08/03/2016 (Reuters) - The palm oil contract for May delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 1.32 percent at 2,540 ringgit ($621.33) per tonne by midday. Palm earlier rose to 2,543 ringgit, the highest since Feb. 29.

08/03/2016 (Reuters) - China's soy imports rose 5.9 percent in February from a year earlier, official customs data showed on Tuesday, slightly above expectations.

07/03/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

07/03/2016 (Tempo.co) - On the sidelines of the 5th Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L.P. on Sunday (6/3) met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone Samura Kamara.

07/03/2016 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil inventories in Malaysia probably fell to an 11-month low in February as a dry spell triggered by the strongest El Nino in almost two decades hurt the crop in the world’s second-largest producer.

07/03/2016 (Borneo Post) - A possible hike in foreign worker levy, increasing competition from competing countries as well as a drop in crude palm oil price – these are but just a few of the issues cutting away at palm oil companies entering into 2016.

07/03/2016 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia should strengthen campaigns on sustainable palm oil in European countries to tackle charges against the product that could affect the country’s palm oil industry and exports, an official has said.

07/03/2016 (Star2.com) - Palm oil has often received bad press due to its perceived cholesterol-raising effects. High cholesterol levels, as most people are aware, are a risk factor for heart disease.

07/03/2016 (The Star) - It is not surprising that the market is not enthusiastic about Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd’s (FGV) venture into China, especially after the planter posted its first annual operating loss and a shrinking cash pile.

07/03/2016 (BusinessWorld Online) - The Philippines’ 2016 coconut oil exports are expected to drop 11% from a year ago as an El Niño weather pattern crimps domestic output, a top industry official said on Friday.

04/03/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.