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30/03/2015 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged lower on Friday to 2,170, due to prices tracking of oil prices which reversed after a rally on Thursday. This was caused by the conflict concerns happening in the Middle East.

27/03/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

27/03/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday, tracking oil prices which reversed after a rally on Thursday due to conflict concerns in the Middle East.

27/03/2015 (Reuters) - Palm oil prices were higher on Thursday in European trading with the market boosted by a sharp rise in crude oil, driven by conflict in the Middle East.

27/03/2015 (Reuters) - Lower prices in rapeseed oil encouraged some deals on Wednesday on Europe's vegetable oils market, but activity was light in other products as buyers awaited clearer direction in the supply-and-demand outlook and in volatile exchange rates.

27/03/2015 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 82,415 tonnes of cargo comprising 61,230 tonnes of import cargo and 21,185 tonnes of export cargo including 4,795 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Thursday. The total import cargo of 61,230 tonnes comprised of 28,810 tonnes of containerised cargo; 7,000 tonnes of coal and 25,420 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

27/03/2015 (Business Standard) - Prices of palmolein and soyabean oils fell by Rs 50 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on slackened demand.

26/03/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

26/03/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Thursday, tracking crude oil prices that surged as fighting in the Middle East intensified.

26/03/2015 (Jakarta Post) - Pakistan is aiming to start negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Indonesia sometime this year, to expand on the current preferential trade agreement (PTA), which began in 2013.

26/03/2015 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Clearing forests for palm oil plantations is a "technical" matter that should not get tied up with trade discussions, an Indonesian minister told a land and poverty conference.

26/03/2015 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesian businesspeople should be more aggressive in exploring markets in South Africa in order to compete with its fellow ASEAN member states in attracting tourists and trades from the second-largest economy in Africa, Indonesian Ambassador to South Africa Suprapto Martosetomo has said.