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03/07/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Copra prices have increased by ₹1,000 a quintal in the last five sessions following demand, while coconut oil prices gained in view of rates of other edible oils rising.

03/07/2014 (Reuters) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

03/07/2014 (Digital Journal) - Palm oil is found in thousands of products we use and consume every day, from bread, and shampoo to multiple items in between. But now, increased consumption has resulted in unwanted side effects to the environment.

03/07/2014 (AllAfrica.com) - A new Concession Agreement Report, dubbed" No End To Exploitation" in Maryland County released by the Pro-Forest Rights and Advocacy group, Social Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development (SESDev), has linked the Controversial Agribusiness group SIFCA of Wide Spread of human rights violations and for unlawfully operating in Maryland County.

03/07/2014 (ABN Newswire) - CMT's 6th Palm Oil ASIA Summit is a hands on, no-hype gathering of the palm oil fraternity to share the latest developments and challenges in the industry.

03/07/2014 (BusinessDay) - Smart product Nigeria Plc, a company that processes palm kernel oil said, on Wednesday, its first quarter profits surge 30.95 percent as revenue spikes.

03/07/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

04/07/2014 (FoodNavigator.com) - New genetic research could help palm oil producers to improve yields by aiding them in knowing when fruit is ripe, say scientists.

02/07/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slid to a near three-week low on Tuesday, stretching its losing streak into a fourth session following heavy losses in overseas soyoil markets, and as investors fretted about rising stocks of the tropical oil.

02/07/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday.

02/07/2014 (BusinessDay) - As part of efforts to expand its investment frontiers, a South African investor has concluded plans to plough $200 million into the agricultural sector in Nigeria.

02/07/2014 (The Star) - Maybank Investment Bank Bhd, the stabilising manager for Icon Offshore Bhd, has been buying shares in the latter over the past two days.