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19/01/2016 (Mindanao Examiner) – The Regional Board of Investments of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RBOI-ARMM) has approved on January 15 the registration of the P1.3 billion oil palm plantation project of Gintong Agri-Corp.

19/01/2016 (The News International) - Palm oil imports in Pakistan rose 18 percent to 1.17 million tons in the first five months of the 2015/16 fiscal year as the commodity’s high international prices couldn’t suppress its consumption growth locally, analysts said on Monday.

19/01/2016 (Business Standard) - Soybean oil prices firmed up by Rs 50 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on pick up in demand from retailers.

19/01/2016 (Agrimoney.com) - Ags, which stood relatively resilient amid markets mayhem in the last session, put in a firm performance to start this week too - especially Johannesburg-traded maize - despite a soft performance by the likes of shares and oil.

19/01/2016 (Pig World) - The animal feed sector has been accused of being slow in moving towards sustainable sources of supply, particularly in response to developments involving advances in the production of sustainable palm oil.

18/01/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

18/01/2016 (The Star) - A combination of lower production, the dry spell and resilient exports have led to brighter crude palm oil (CPO) outlook despite falling oil prices.

18/01/2016 (The Star) - Unimech Group Bhd is projecting growth in 2016, after experiencing 12 months of sluggish sales in 2015, backed by stronger demand for industrial valves.

18/01/2016 (Business Standard) - In restricted activity, palmolein oil prices were up by Rs 50 per quintal on pick up in demand from the retailers.

18/01/2016 (Reuters) - Palm oil prices on the European vegetable oils market rose on Wednesday following a recent run of bullish news, including lower stocks for both US soyabeans and Malaysian palm oil.

18/01/2016 (Daily Express) - About 100 people from Melalap signed a protest letter to the District Council whom they alleged to have proposed to change the zoning of their village into a special industrial site.

18/01/2016 (AgriMoney.com) - Are US officials too upbeat on the amount of soybeans being processed by domestic crushers?