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16/10/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

16/10/2014 (Bernama) - Import of vegetable oils in India last month jumped by 21 per cent to 1,047,620 tonnes compared with 863,917 tonnes in September 2013, The Solvent Extractors' Association of India said Wednesday.

16/10/2014 (Jakarta Post) - When Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took office as president in 2004, Indonesia had picked up the pace with economic expansion soaring to above 5 percent. Such growth was sustained for years, laying a foundation for Southeast Asia’s largest economy to be more outward-looking and to participate more actively in regional and global diplomacy.

16/10/2014 (Reuters) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

16/10/2014 (Reuters) - India's vegetable oil imports are expected to ease for the third straight month in November as the new marketing year opens and the domestic soybean harvest picks up, traders said on Wednesday.

16/10/2014 (BusinessDay) - PZ Cusson plc, manufacturer of household consumables, has reported N15.01 billion consolidated revenue as it continues to grapple with the insecurity in North part of the country.

15/10/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Tuesday to snap a three-day losing streak, lifted by anticipation of delays in the record U.S. soybean harvest, alongside hopes that firm demand for palm would hold stockpiles in check.

15/10/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday.

15/10/2014 (Bloomberg) - World sunflower-seed production is predicted to slide 4.7 percent in 2014-15, more than forecast last month after the outlook for Russia and Ukraine was cut, crimping crushing for oil and meal, according to Oil World data.

15/10/2014 (Borneo Post) - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will receive funding from Electronic Sensor Technology Inc (EST) to conduct research and validate the use of zNose® in early detection of ganoderma.

15/10/2014 (Reuters) - Indonesia is expected to keep its export tax on crude palm oil at zero for a second month in November, industry sources said on Tuesday, as the top producer strives to remain competitive with rival grower Malaysia, which has also removed the tax.

15/10/2014 (Agrimoney.com) - Oilseed meals are poised to turn the tables on vegetable oils and drive price incentives for the sector, as China's hunger for feed drains the world's exportable supplies of soybeans, analysis group LMC International said.