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08/04/2025 (Bernama) - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed marginally higher, snapping a three-day losing streak on bargain hunting.

08/04/2025 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia will adjust its crude palm oil export tax to reduce the burden on exporters from U.S. tariffs, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday.

08/04/2025 (The Malaysian Reserve) - THE recent 36th Palm & Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference & Exhibition (POC 2025) drew over 2,000 participants from more than 50 countries to discuss the edible oils market.

07/04/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - The reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US on all its trading partners and the retaliatory tariffs imposed by China on US goods will lead to weaker demand for commodities.

07/04/2025 (Bernama), Putrajaya - The newly imposed 24 per cent tariff by the United States on Malaysia may initially disrupt export flows but the country has a competitive edge over major palm oil producers, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

08/04/2025 (The Star Online) - NATURE ages, and so do palms. Oil palm trees thrive in their prime years, but after 25 years, they start showing their age – growing too tall for efficient harvesting.

07/04/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower amid a global commodity sell-off triggered by uncertainty over US tariffs, said palm oil trader David Ng.

07/04/2025 (Business AM Live) - The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI), a key gauge of global food commodity prices, showed little movement in March compared to its revised February level. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported that a significant increase in vegetable oil prices was offset by decreases in world cereal and sugar quotations, resulting in overall stability for the benchmark index.

06/04/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures declined on Friday, pressured by weaker Chicago soyoil and crude oil prices as US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs fuelled uncertainty around global trade.

05/04/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade with a bearish bias, given the sell-off in global commodity markets, said palm oil trader David Ng.

06/04/2025 (Borneo Post Online), Kota Kinabalu - Sabah’s direct exports to the United States are so minimal that the tariffs of 24% on Malaysian exports to America hardly affect Sabah’s international trade, said former chief minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee.

07/04/2025 (Dhaka Tribune) - A meeting with Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin concluded on Sunday without any decision on a proposed increase in soybean oil prices.