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20/11/2014 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 135,827 tonnes of cargo comprising 114,915 tonnes of import cargo and 20,912 tonnes of export cargo including 5,908 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 114,915 tonnes comprised of 42,053 tonnes of containerised cargo; 11,918 tonnes of general cargo; 9,634 tonnes of bulk cargo: 2,080 tonnes of wheat; 3,523 tonnes of soybean meal; 4,031 tonnes of sunflower seeds and 51,310 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

20/11/2014 (Reuters) - Falling prices of imported oil and a marketing drive that often plays on health concerns over unbranded sales are prompting more Indians to switch to products sold by big companies such as Ruchi Soya, Adani Wilmar, Cargill and Bunge.

20/11/2014 (The Star) - An opposition MP has suggested that the Government provides a bigger allocation for programmes to defend the palm oil industry besides activities to promote the commodity.

20/11/2014 (Reuters) - Palm oil output in Indonesia will rise by only 500,000 tonnes this year, an industry group in the world's top producer said on Wednesday, lower than a previous estimate due to a longer than usual dry season in key plantation areas.

19/11/2014 (Reuters)The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday.

19/11/2014 (Borneo Post) - TSH Resources Bhd (TSH Resources) posted a set of mixed financial performance for the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14).

19/11/2014 (The Star) - AN opposition MP has suggested that the Government provides a bigger allocation for programmes to defend the palm oil industry besides activities to promote the commodity.

19/11/2014 (Confectionery Production) - IOI Loders Croklaan has introduced a new and strengthened sustainable palm oil policy, which supersedes its existing policy and ensures:

19/11/2014 (Triple Pundit) - Palm oil plantationThe Leuser Ecosystem in Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems. The 6.5 million acres of tropical lowland rainforests stores vast amounts of carbon in its peatlands and forests. It is under threat despite being protected by Indonesian law.

19/11/2014 (FoodNavigator.com) - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have partnered to raise awareness on sustainable palm oil and strengthen frameworks like that for complaints on compliance.

19/11/2014 (New Straits Times) - FGV Biotechnologies Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV), is set to capitalise on rising biodiesel demand in the country and the world.

18/11/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on Monday to snap a three-day losing streak, although lacklustre export demand and investor uncertainty about November crude palm oil output in the world's biggest growers capped the gain