Archived News

16/12/2014 (iMarketReports) - The following are the major items in the SGS estimate:

16/12/2014 (Food News International) - The Unilever Sustainable Palm Oil Progress Report 2014 highlighted significant steps forward in the traceability of palm oil from known sources.

15/12/2014 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged lower on Friday to 2,171, due to weakening crude oil prices.

15/12/2014 (Thailand National News Bureau) - The Office of Agricultural Economics has unveiled a master plan to develop Thailand's palm oil industry between 2015 - 2026.

15/12/2014 (Thailand National News Bureau) – The Office of Agricultural Economics has developed strategies for four economic crops, setting a goal to expand oil palm plantations from 4.5 million to 7.5 million Rai.

15/12/2014 (THISDAY Live) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, visited the PZ Wilmar Oil Palm Plantation in Calabar, Cross River State at the weekend as part of his schedule for the ongoing Bankers Committee Retreat 2014.

15/12/2014 (High Plains Journal) - Agriculture financing giant Rabobank has published its outlook pertaining to global commodity markets in 2015, looking at issues of demand, supply and pricing across international commodities and forecasting a 12-month price outlook for 12 major commodities.

15/12/2014 (spyghana.com) - There is an ongoing consultation between the ministry of food and agriculture (MOFA) and the local government service to recruit extension service personnel to assist smallholder farmers understand innovations, technology transfer and best agricultural practices to boost productivity, says Dr Dorothy Effa, at the MOFA directorate of policy, planning, evaluation and monitoring.

15/12/2014 (Jakarta Post) - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is encouraging big palm oil players to invite two local companies to commit to the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge, as part of its campaign to press the government for the revision of regulations regarding sustainable oil palm plantation practices.

15/12/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures andother vegetable oil markets.

13/12/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Friday, tracking falls in crude oil prices andcompeting vegetable oil markets, although losses were limited by concerns that monsoon rains could curb output in December.

3/12/2014 (Reuters) - Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.