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29/07/2015 (GhanaWeb) - A set of guidelines to control the production of palm oil in some West Africa countries has been developed by participants at a workshop in Accra.

29/07/2015 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite promises by many big companies that produce, trade and use palm oil to clean up their supply chains, complaints are still pouring in over the conversion of forests into plantations from West Africa to Southeast Asia, experts say.

29/07/2015 (Foodprocessing) - There are good reasons to diversify into other edible oils, but it will take strategic thinking, says Bhavani Shankar.

29/07/2015 (The Star) - Cepatwawasan Group Bhd’s net profit fell 60.4% to RM3.26mil in the second quarter ended June 30, 2015 from RM8.26mil a year ago dragged by falling crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel prices.

28/07/205 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

28/07/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures declined to their lowest in nearly three weeks on Monday as traders sold positions after data showed exports fell this month, and as competing oil markets weighed on prices.

28/07/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Monday for a fourth straight session to their lowest in nearly three weeks after data showed exports fell this month.

28/07/2015 (VietNamNet Bridge) - Earlier, Kinh Do, well known as a big sweets manufacturer, also signed an agreement with Felda Global Ventures (FGV) and Indo-Trans Logistics Corporation (ITL) to set up the biggest palm oil joint venture in Vietnam, after it bought 51 percent of stakes of Vietnamese Vocarimex.

28/07/2015 (Reuters) - Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

28/07/2015 (Union of Concerned Scientists) – Cosmetic giant Avon pledged today to only buy palm oil, an ingredient in its products, that has not contributed to deforestation in the tropical regions where it’s grown. Avon’s “Palm Oil Promise” has the potential to be one of the strongest palm oil commitments in the personal care sector to date, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

28/07/2015 (Graphic Online) - The West African sub-region, particularly Ghana, is said to present a new opportunity for large-scale palm oil production, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of crops, Dr Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan, has disclosed.

27/07/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.