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07/10/2015 (Jakarta Post) - Singapore-listed Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has said that it lost hundreds of thousands of tons of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) supplies as it suspended partnerships with several supplier companies due to the implementation of GAR’s non-deforestation policy.

07/10/2015 (Bloomberg) - Indonesia, which set a deadline two weeks ago to put out forest fires that have covered parts of Southeast Asia with haze, said it’s difficult to push for a timeline with farmers still burning to clear land and unpredictable weather patterns.

07/10/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysia's exports in August rose 4.1 percent from a year earlier thanks to rising shipments to Singapore, China and the United States

07/10/2015 (New Straits Times) - Corporate captains and analysts say the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will provide greater global market access for Malaysian companies and improve overall trade.

07/10/2015 (Bernama) - Moody's Investors Service says that the credit quality of palm oil producers across Asia is weakening as oversupply is muting crude palm oil (CPO) prices and hampering deleveraging efforts.

06/10/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday October 6.

06/10/2015 (Bernama) - Malaysia will be developing its own drought-resistance breed of oil palm that could withstand several seasons of dry spell, including El Nino within 10 years.

06/10/2015 (Bernama) - The recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations agreed to take into consideration almost all of Malaysia's concerns and sensitivities such as government procurement, state--owned enterprises and Bumiputera issues.

06/10/2015 (Jakarta Post) - The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) says the government should provide support and pay close attention to the national palm oil industry to ensure that it continues to grow in the midst of the country’s economic slowdown.

06/10/2015 (Tempo.co) - CPO prices rebound in Bursa Malaysia on Monday morning, October 5, after Indonesia and Malaysia agreed on the establishment of a council of palm oil producing countries.

06/10/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher on Monday, hitting 15-month highs, helped by weather concerns and support from other edible oil markets.

06/10/2015 (Reuters) - Indian oilseeds and soyoil rose on Monday, with rapeseed prices hitting a record high, as expectations of a weak soybean crop due to poor rains pushed domestic oil futures' prices higher.