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28/10/2014 (The Star) - CIMB Equities Research has cut its average crude palm oil (CPO) price forecast by 5% - 11% for 2014 to 2016 to reflect larger-than-expected global edible oil supplies as well as weaker demand for biodiesel usage in Indonesia.

27/10/2014 (Reuters) – The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

27/10/2014 (Bernama) - The move by the government to extend the export duty exemption for crude palm oil (CPO) has received positve reaction from industry players.

27/10/2014 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia is hopeful that some of its agriculture products will be included on the new list of goods subject to tariff reductions under the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

27/10/2014 (The Star) - A thriving palm oil industry, backed by a Malaysian privately controlled company East New Britain Plantation Group (ENBP), is set to become the new economic backbone of Kokopo, the provincial capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

27/10/2014 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures climbed higher on Friday to 2,180, due to solid soy oil prices.

27/10/2014 (The Star) - What are the challenges that Sarawak planters face in terms of peat soil and Native Customary Rights (NCR) land status?

27/10/2014 (Borneo Post) - Daily FBM KLCI chart as at October 24, 2014 using Next VIEW Advisor Professional

25/10/2014 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 109,614 tonnes of cargo comprising 68,975 tonnes of import cargo and 40,614 tonnes of export cargo including 4,458 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Thursday.

25/10/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures hit a two-week high on Friday, aided by firmer soy oil prices and with traders expecting prices to remain robust ahead of the onset of the monsoon season.

25/10/2014 (Reuters) - Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

25/10/2014 (The Star) - Traditional, crude palm oil (CPO) has been subject to taxes. Come April 1, 2015, we will have the 6% goods and services tax (GST). What are your thoughts on this?