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20/05/2015 (ThaiVisa News) – The Ministry of Commerce will propose to the National Palm Oil Policy Committee today to regulate the price of palm fruit with 17 percent oil content, to be sold to refineries and middlemen at 4.20 baht a kilogram.

20/05/2015 (THISDAY Live) - In this interview with Crusoe Osagie, the Chairman of Presco Oil Palm Plc, Pierre Vandebeeck, stresses the need for the incoming administration to pursue the advancement of the local vegetable oil industry and end importation.

20/05/2015 (FIS) - Researchers from Granada (Spain) and Campina (Brazil) Universities succeeded in developing a new type of biodiesel that is more resistant to oxidation from mixing fish oil with cooking oil.

20/05/2015 (Borneo Post) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) must lead the way for greater mechanisation in the oil palm industry to harvest fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) to reduce dependency on foreign workers, said Land Development Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing.

20/05/2015 (Reuters) - Indian oilseeds and soyoil futures fell on Tuesday, in line with overseas palm oil prices which dived for the third straight day.

19/05/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped for a second day on Monday in light volume to their lowest level in more than a week as competing vegetable oil markets fell and as the ringgit strengthened, traders said.

19/05/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

19/05/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Monday as the ringgit strengthened and the soy complex also fell lower.

19/05/2015 (Jakarta Post) - The Asian Agri plantation group will soon inaugurate the operations of two power generation plants fired by biogas from palm oil mill effluent (POME) which has mostly been emitted into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global warming.

19/05/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped for a second day on Monday as competing vegetable oil markets fell and as the ringgit strengthened, traders said.

19/05/2015 (Investor Newswire) - The new policy sets December 2017 for putting up the latest safeguards when looking for palm oil sources. Yum! said it will only source palm oil from suppliers which set improvement in their carbon emission level and protect rainforests and peat terrains. The giant fast food restaurant will implement the new roles in all its operations down to the restaurant levels.

19/05/2015 (Reuters) - Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.