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20/10/2015 (Agri-Pulse) - Many of the nation's top agriculture, food and biofuel companies have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as the White House tries to build a case for an international climate agreement.

20/10/2015 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices were down 0.74% at Rs 413.70 per 10 kg in futures trade today after traders reduced their exposure, triggered by muted demand at the spot market.

19/10/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

19/10/2015 (New Straits Times) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board data showed that Sarawak produced 3.4 million tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) last year. This year, with more trees maturing, the state is expected to achieve 3.5 million tonnes.

19/10/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oils extended gains for yet another week at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market on continued buying by vanaspati millers and retailers to meet ongoing festive and wedding season demand amid positive global cues.

19/10/2015 (Hindu Business line) - At a time when industries’ clamour for sops has become perpetual, edible oil refiners want Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments to bring their units in the negative list for incentives.

19/10/2015 (Jakarta Globe) - The Indonesian government is taking a major step backward from efforts to develop a sustainable palm oil industry, critics contend, as it sidelines a “zero deforestation” pledge by the country’s five biggest producers of the commodity in favor of economic nationalism.

19/10/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - More than 60,000 oil palm farmers in the twin Godavari districts has been incurring huge losses from past several years. After investing on a large scale have on the crop, the slump in the minimum support price (MSP) over the years is taking a toll, they say, adding that increase in labour cost and farm inputs is adding to their woes.

19/10/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Ruling out the possibility of a hike in import duty on crude palm oil from 12 per cent to 50 per cent as a measure to protect the interests of domestic farmers, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitaraman has said that such a ‘drastic step’ would be seen as a barrier to international trade.

19/10/2015 (The Nation) - For months now, I have been planning on writing this piece but because it is not time bound, I always pushed it aside to attend to time-bound stories.

19/10/2015 (Sun.Star) - A P1 billion government investment on oil palm promises to convert poverty to prosperity.

19/10/2015 (Leadership) - With scientists advising against many cooking oils like olive claimed to produce toxic chemicals when heated – what should you use instead?