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12/03/2015 (The Star) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday March 12.

12/03/2015 (The Star) - Rapeseed oil prices rose on the European vegetable oils market on Wednesday, boosted by demand from biodiesel producers and a further decline in the value of the euro.

12/03/2015 (Reuters) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.

12/03/2015 (Business Recorder) - Shipping activity remained active at the Port where four ships C.V saigon express. M.V Tan Binah-22 M.T horizon and M.T batter sea Park scheduled to load/ to load containers, cement, phosphoric acid and palm oil were arranged berthing at Qasim International container terminal, multi purpose terminal , liquid cargo terminal and engro vopak terminal respectively at Port. Qasim on Tuesday, 10th March.

12/03/2015 (Dunya News) – The Punjab government on Wednesday announced to reduce the prices of ghee by Rs 15 per kilogram across the province, Dunya News reported.

12/03/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Imported palmolein and soya oil declined by ₹7 and ₹9 for 10 kg each pushing cotton refined oil by ₹2, tracking weak overseas futures which led local refineries to trim prices by ₹5-8 for palm and soya oils. On the Bombay Commodity Exchange, palmolein dropped below ₹500 – its lowest since February 5. Groundnut oil rose by ₹10.

12/03/2015 (Argus) - The European refining industry is in danger of reducing excess conventional refining capacity at the price of creating a glut of biofuel capacity.

12/03/2015 (Daily Express) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) is concerned about labour issues, increasing cost-incurring regulations and taxes and CESS duties that is eroding its competitiveness in the global markets.

11/03/2015 (The Star) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday March 11.

11/03/2015 (UkrAgroConsult) - Companies in Peru are planning to clear more than 23,000 hectares of primary rainforest in the northern Amazon in order to cultivate oil palm, according to several NGOs, endangering the fragile ecosystem seen as essential for the wellbeing of the planet.

11/03/2015 (The Star) - Malaysia's palm oil stocks, exports and production continued to decline in February 2015 from a month ago, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

11/03/2015 (Business Standard) - Prices of palmolein and soyabean oil fell by Rs 50 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on slackened demand amid a weak global trend.