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11/02/2015 (Financial Express) - Can we Make-in-India the bulk of edible oil that we need rather than allowing imports in massive volumes? Can we have a strategy or an enlightened niti (principle)to compress such volumes in the short- and long-term? Edible oil imports from Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, Argentina, the US, etc, are likely to touch 12 million tonnes in FY15—an escalation of 45% in quantity terms from 8.3 million tonnes in FY11—and at current prices, they could be $8.5 billion or R53,000 crore. A split-analysis of major oilseeds whose imports spiralled can be seen in the accompanying chart.

11/02/2015 (Reuters) - Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.

11/02/2015 (Jakarta Post) - The stock market hit new records in a two-day streak on Monday, as there was a selective buying of stocks and as foreign investors bought more shares than they sold in the earnings season.

10/02/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Friday on position adjustment ahead of the MPOB and USDA data due tomorrow.

10/02/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - The long-felt need of the oil palm growers for a second oil palm processing unit in the district is all set to be realised with the State government mulling setting up of an oil palm factory in Dammapeta, a hub of oil palm cultivation in the entire Telangana State.

10/02/2015 (Borneo Post) - Regent Kotabaru, H Irhami Ridjani, distributes 22,400 trunks of palm oil and rubber seedlings to farmers, Antaranews reported.

10/02/2015 (Bernama) - Malaysia's palm oil stocks, output and exports fell in January 2015 from a month ago, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

10/02/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil end-stocks shrunk to their lowest in six months as the aftermath of flooding in the Borneo region reduced production to its weakest since February 2011, data from the industry regulator showed on Tuesday.

10/02/2015 (NASDAQ) - Malaysia's crude palm oil output fell in January due to floods, and its stockpiles of the commodity hit a six-month low at the end of January.

10/02/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Monday after a 4-day winning streak, traders said, with concerns over sluggish export demand in February adding pressure.

10/02/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday Feb 10.

09/02/2015 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures climbed higher on Friday to 2,347, due to continued optimism over Indonesia’s biodiesel subsidy boost.