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30/07/2014 (Bernama) - Biomass supply issue must be addressed first to enable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the biomass industry to grow, Malaysia Biomass Industries Confederation president Datuk Leong Kin Mun said.

30/07/2014 (MarketWatch) - The Republic of Guinea is looking up to Malaysia’s expertise in the palm oil sector to boost the two nations’ bilateral trade ties, which was valued at US$45 million (RM143.10 million) last year, and the African republic has selected K Global Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (KGV) to start the ball rolling.

30/07/2014 (Bloomberg) - Australia cut the odds of El Nino, which brings drought to Asia and heavy rains in South America, after parts of the tropical Pacific Ocean cooled.

30/07/2014 (Reuters) - PZ Cussons Plc, maker of Imperial Leather soap, posted a higher full-year profit after cost cuts scrubbed out the effect of a strong pound and periodic disruptions to sales in Nigeria, its largest market.

30/07/2014 (Borneo Post) - The state government has a masterplan to further develop Lawas into a regional hub.

30/07/2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's shares closed higher on Monday with oil palm firms gaining amid weak foreign buying, brokers said.

25/07/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak as investors short-covered positions ahead of the long weekend and as a small recovery in the comparative soy oil markets provided some relief to palm.

25/07/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday.

25/07/2014 (Reuters) - Indian oilseeds and soyoil futures rose on Thursday on some value-buying, supported by bullish cues from overseas markets.

25/07/2014 (Reuters) - Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

25/07/2014 (Jakarta Post) - Publicly listed palm oil producers rounded up the first half of the year with significant net profit growth after gloomy business last year on the back of improving crude palm oil (CPO) prices and a rise in production.

25/07/2014 (Reuters) - Global trader Louis Dreyfus Commodities has left a joint venture operating palm oil plantations in Indonesia after an investment review, the company said on Thursday.