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17/12/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

17/12/2014 (Deutsche Welle) - Until recently, palm oil was labeled "vegetable oil" on ingredients lists. A new regulation is changing that: if products contain palm oil, they will be labeled as such.

17/12/2014 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A drop in world palm oil prices is not expected to slow illegal logging in Indonesia's rainforests as companies continue to expand plantations, according to a new report.

17/12/2014 (Jakarta Post) - As crude palm oil (CPO) becomes Indonesia’s main export commodity, it is not sinful to have the idea of switching the focus of our CPO market from export oriented to domestic oriented. By having that approach, what this article means is balancing the market between export and domestic demand. The most obvious benefit to having more depth in the CPO market domestically is anticipating the impact of global economic fluctuations.

17/12/2014 (Alliance News) - Crude palm oil producer REA Holdings PLC Tuesday said it harvested, processed and sold more fresh fruit bunches in the first 11 months of 2014, although it said lower crude palm oil and crude palm kernel oil prices have hit profits in the second half.

17/12/2014 (Reuters) - Indian soybean futures fell on Tuesday tracking a sluggish international market while rapeseed edged up on thin supply of the old crop in spot markets.

17/12/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysia, the second-largest palm grower, extended its export duty exemption on crude palm oil until January, a circular from the Malaysian customs department showed on Tuesday.

17/12/2014 (CosmeticsDesign.com USA) - A Sustainability is likely to be the defining element for the cosmetics industry in North America, according to Evonik’s North America personal care vice president, Paul Washlock, who believes that the industry is responding to the demands of a better informed consumers.

16/12/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

16/12/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were lower on Monday pressured by falling crude prices. This was despite a broadly weakening ringgit and modest gains in export figures for the first half of December. Expectations of lower output in December seem to be supporting prices at lower levels though.

16/12/2014 (Reuters) - Thailand's PTT PCL (PTT.BK) on Monday said it will sell its palm oil business in Indonesia for an undisclosed sum by June next year, as the top Thai energy company moves to divest non-core operations.

16/12/2014 (New Straits Times) - The government’s plan to set up the National Export Council will help identify and bolster exports to new and emerging markets as well as boost the sale of new value added products overseas.