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07/06/2014 (Bernama) - Malaysia's total trade in April 2014 rose by 12 per cent year-on-year to RM123.86 billion due to growing trading activities, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said.

07/06/2014 (Indonesia Investments) - The plantation sector of Indonesia is vulnerable to land disputes. Noor Marzuki, a Director at the National Land Agency (Badan Pertanahan Nasional, or BPN), a non-departmental government institution, said that currently only 30 percent of Indonesia's total plantation estate area has been registered at the BPN. This implies that 70 percent of Indonesian plantation estates are unregistered and thus susceptible to land conflicts. The total size of Indonesia's plantation estate area is 120 million hectares.

* Price freeze to ease living costs, boost economy and confidence * Headline inflation in May hits 14-month high of 2.62 pct yr/yr * Economy hurt by months of political unrest

07/06/2014 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil production in Malaysia, the biggest supplier after Indonesia, probably climbed to the second-highest level on record for May, while exports increased the most in 14 months. Futures declined.

07/06/2014 (CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com) - In order to achieve a sustainable palm oil industry and tackle the deforestation issue worldwide, actions must be taken quickly and the consumer demand will follow, says Dr Alan Knight OBE.

06/06/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Thursday, giving up gains in early trade to fall in nine out of 10 sessions as worries about dwindling demand and losses in overseas soy markets weighed.

06/06/2014 (Alliance News) - MP Evans PLC Thursday said it harvested more palm oil fresh fruit bunches in the first five months of 2014, and expects to continue harvesting more bunches in the future.

06/06/2014 (Jakarta Globe) - Unilever Oleochemical Indonesia, a sister company of Unilever Indonesia, plans to begin commercial operation of its palm oil processing plant in North Sumatra by the end of this year.

06/06/2014 (Bernama) - In an effort to increase the cattle population, the Sarawak government is focusing on cattle integration in oil palm plantations, said Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem.

06/06/2014 (Reuters) - Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

06/06/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - The edible oils market ruled mix on Thursday with groundnut and palmolein increasing ₹5 and ₹2 each for 10 kg. Soyabean and sunflower oil declined by ₹8 and ₹5 each. Rapeseed and cotton refined oil ruled steady.

06/06/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.