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26/12/2014 (Reuters) - Government has raised the import tax on crude edible oils and refined oils by 5 percentage points each to protect local farmers from rising imports from Malaysia and Indonesia.

26/12/2014 (Bernama) - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended broadly higher today on stronger demand amid anticipation of lower production.

24/12/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil rose for a fifth straight session on Tuesday to its highest in more than one week with prices underpinned by expectations that excessive monsoon rains would derail supplies amid strong demand.

24/12/2014 (Bloomberg) - El Nino-like weather may persist in coming months as the Pacific Ocean continues to warm and indicators approach thresholds for the event that brings drought to Asia and heavier-than-usual rains to South America.

24/12/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

24/11/2014 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil output in Malaysia, the biggest producer after Indonesia, will probably drop the most in 10 months in December amid a seasonal decline in yields. Prices climbed to the highest in almost a month.

24/12/2014 (Borneo Post) - Subur Tiasa Holdings Bhd (Subur Tiasa) registered better turnover for first quarter of financial year 2015 (1QFY15).

24/12/2014 (Agrimoney.com) - It is the day before Christmas, a key holiday in period in Christian countries, but there isn't too much of a sense of calm in ag markets, bar of course weakened trading volumes.

24/12/2014 (Newsmax Health) - We have a long history of pushing vegetable oils as healthy oils and good sources of fat in our diet. In fact, since the 1970s, the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association (AMA), and nearly every other major medical society began recommending increased use of vegetable oils while decreasing saturated fats.

23/12/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

23/12/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher on Monday on better-than-expected export estimates from cargo surveyors and weather issues further supporting prices.

23/12/2014 (BusinessWorld Online Edition) - Businessmen are backing Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte’s attempts to persuade the New People’s Army (NPA) to drop its opposition to a 20,000-hectare oil palm plantation planned for Paquibato District, the city’s poorest area.