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Malaysian palm oil futures closed more than 1percent higher on Tuesday, for a second consecutive session, as stronger soyoil prices lifted the market.

23/12/2025 (Business Recorder), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, buoyed by stronger rival Dalian oils and firmer export data, though weaker Chicago soyoil and crude oil prices capped the rise.

23/12/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) reported that Indonesia’s palm oil inventories stood at 2.333 million tonnes by the end of October 2025, down 10.0% from 2.592 million tonnes in September, indicating a significant supply decline.

23/12/2025 (Business Recorder) - The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (BMDE) gained 51 ringgit, or 1.28%, to 4,036 ringgit ($994.09) a metric ton at the close.

23/12/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Ukrainian sunflower seed processors remain in high demand for raw materials at the end of the year. A significant part of the plants enter 2026 with an insufficient level of coverage, Spike Brokers reports.

23/12/2025 (Farmers Review Africa) - Africa is losing forests at an alarming rate. Between 2010 and 2020, the continent recorded the world’s highest rate of forest loss, at around 3.9 million hectares per year, equivalent to 381 million soccer fields (The Conversation, 2025). The main drivers behind this forest loss or deforestation include agricultural expansion, unsustainable fuelwood harvesting, logging, and mining.

23/12/2025 (The Star), Petaling Jaya - Kim Loong Resources Bhd is acquiring 75% equity interest in Kim Loong Mills (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (KLMS) from Kim Loong Plantations Sdn Bhd (KLP) for RM10mil.

22/12/2025 (Directors Talk Interviews) - Palm oil prices are firming. A combination of export resilience, currency softness, and supportive moves in adjacent commodities is starting to build a more constructive case.

23/12/2025 (The Global New Light of Myanmar) - The wholesale reference rate of palm oil set for the Yangon market showed a steady decline of K230 per viss in the past four weeks, according to the Supervisory Committee on Edible Oil Import and Distribution.

22/12/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Malaysia’s palm oil market is expected to stabilise in 2026, underpinned by stronger export growth and easing production, as global demand improves amid more competitive pricing, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).

22/12/2025 (The Edge Malaysia) - WHEN people think of healthy oils, olive oil usually comes to mind. It is the star of the Mediterranean diet, praised for lowering cholesterol and protecting the heart. But here in the tropics, another oil quietly plays a similar role: palm olein, the liquid fraction of palm oil. Could this be the “olive oil of the tropics”?

Growing pressure from global sustainability requirements, including new regulations introduced by the European Union (EU), may prompt some palm oil producers to divert exports to markets with more lenient standards.