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08/10/2015 (Bernama) - The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) provides Malaysian companies with greater market access and give exporters a competitive advantage over regional competitors, International Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said.

08/10/2015 (UkrAgroConsult) - Imports of palm oil in Russia in 2014/15 season exceeded our expectations by 31 KMT and amounted to 781 KMT, which is an all-time record high level for this country.

08/10/2015 (Business Standard) - Soyabean refined mill delivery and palmolein oils strengthened at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today largely on increased offtake by millers and retailers.

08/10/2015 (The Nation) - The exclusion of some items from foreign exchange (forex) transactions by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has affected the revenue generation profile of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

08/10/2015 (eco-business.com) - At the MPOB International Palm Oil Congress and Exhibition (PIPOC 2015) in Kuala Lumpur, from 6-8 October, 2015, Alfa Laval – a global supplier of palm oil solutions – presents new processing solutions from milling, to effluent treatment, to refining with focus on high yield, waste upcycling, minimum impact to the environment and reliability – all of which delivers peace of mind with Alfa Laval’s 360° service portfolio.

08/10/2015 (Awoko) - A newly released study has found that trees covering an area three times the size of Sierra Leone were cut down worldwide in 2014. But, the biggest threat to forests is looming over West Africa.

08/10/2015 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil futures eased by 1.04 per cent to Rs 425 per 10 kg today after speculators booked profits at prevailing levels amid subdued spot demand.

08/10/2015 (The Star) - Crude palm oil should record sizeable increases in production over the next three to five years as new plantings reach maturity, but not before a short-term decline in output growth, leading industry analyst James Fry said.

07/10/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday October 7.

07/10/2015 (Bernama) - Malaysia hopes to maintain palm oil stocks at about two million tonnes from the 2.49 million tonnes recorded as at end-Aug by implementing replanting incentives and minimising imports.

07/10/2015 (Bernama) - The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities hopes the government would give more allocation for research and development (R&D) in the 2016 Budget.

07/10/2015 (Business Standard) - The wholesale oils and oilseeds market depicted a weak trend today with prices of groundnut mill delivery and crude palm oils falling on muted demand from retailers and millers and fell Rs 50 per quintal.