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30/11/2015 (Borneo Post) - Jaya Tiasa Holdings Bhd’s (Jaya Tiasa) fresh fruit bunches (FFB) has been viewed as gradually improving, analysts say.

30/11/2015 (Borneo Post) - PPB Group Bhd (PPB Group) continues to see strength in its core net profits following an improvement in the first nine months of 2015 (9M15) jumping seven per cent to RM682 million as Wilmar’s contribution rose 13 per cent to RM499 million.

30/11/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Despite 100 per cent FDI in palm oil plantation, ramping up output is not easy

30/11/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday for a third successive session to the highest in 2-1/2 weeks, tracking gains in other vegetable oils and supported by expectations of lower output.

27/11/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

27/11/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded on Thursday from a near one-month low hit in the previous session on falling output, with many palm investors looking for fresh direction from an industry gathering this week on the resort island of Bali.

27/11/2015 (Business Standard) - Continued its rising streak for the third straight day, crude palm oil prices advanced by 1.21 per cent to Rs 393.50 per 10 kg in futures market today as traders enlarged positions on the back of rising demand in the spot market.

27/11/2015 (Tempo.co) - The Head of Indonesia's Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki), Joko Supriyono, has asked Vice President Jusuf Kalla to list palm oil as a strategic commodity. According to Supriyono, the palm oil industry is a significant contributor to Indonesia's economic growth - for it provides jobs and livelihoods for at least four million Indonesians.

27/11/2015 (Bernama) - TH Plantations Bhd's pre-tax profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2015 fell to RM14.97 million from RM18.777 million recorded in the corresponding quarter last year.

27/11/2015 (New Food) - Dawn Foods has secured Mass Balance certification to verify that it sources and uses only RSPO certified palm oil across all of its European production sites.

27/11/2015 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil will probably extend its rally next year as the worst El Nino in almost two decades curbs output in the world’s biggest producers and Indonesia uses more for fuel, according to delegates at a conference in Bali. Futures climbed to the highest in more than two weeks.

27/11/2015 (Tempo.co) - The palm oil industry is highly valuable and precious as it is one of the largest sources of "oil and fat" in the world, according to Vice President Jusuf Kalla.