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07/05/2015 (Bernama) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) will complete the disposal of its non-core businesses by the third quarter (Q3)of 2015, said group president and chief executive officer, Datuk Mohd Emir Mavani Abdullah.

07/05/2015 (Reuters) - Palm oil stocks in Malaysia, the world's second-largest grower, probably rose to a five-month high at the end of April as crude palm output continued to climb and outpaced export demand, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.

07/05/2015 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed a regulation requiring exporters to pay a levy of $50 per tonne of crude palm oil (CPO) and $30 for processed palm oil product shipments, officials said on Wednesday.

07/05/2015 (The Guardian) - In a potentially big win for Latin American rainforests, Archer Daniels Midland, the third largest global supplier of agricultural commodities, has adopted a draft policy to end deforestation across its supply chains. The company is expected to formally announce the new plan at its shareholders meeting Thursday.

06/05/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures jumped more than 3 percent on Tuesday to their highest in nearly two weeks as the ringgit slid and overseas soyoil markets tracked by palm underpinned sentiment.

06/05/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday May 6.

06/05/2015 (Bernama) - The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by year-end during Malaysia's chairmanship will boost trade ties between Russia and the ASEAN countries particularly Malaysia by offering more possibilities for new projects, said Russian Ambassador to Malaysia Valery N. Yermolov.

06/05/2015 (Reuters) - Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

06/05/2015 (Reuters) - Indian oilseeds futures rose on Tuesday, attracting fresh buying support amid poor supplies in spot markets, while soyoil futures rose tracking gains in rival Malaysian palm oil.

06/05/2015 (Interactive Investor) - DekelOil Public, operator and 51% owner of an established palm oil project in Côte d'Ivoire, has announced that total crude palm oil ('CPO') production in the first four months of the year has already surpassed 14,242 tonnes, the production level achieved in 2014.

06/05/2015 (Slow Food) - Their advertising presents them as light and wholesome, but generally they are anything but. Industrial packaged snacks are high in sugar and often packed with preservatives, colorings, sweeteners and other additives.

06/05/2015 (Jagran Post) - Select edible oil prices went up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market on Tuesday largely supported by pick-up in demand from retailers. Castor oil in the non-edible section, also moved up on increased off take by consuming industries.