Archived News

21/04/2014 (Pattaya Mail) – European rejection of palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia due to environmental reasons has boosted Thailand’s potential to export the agricultural commodity, according to the Commerce Ministry.

21/04/2014 (Supply Management) - Procter & Gamble (P&G) is the latest company to commit to a fully traceable palm oil supply chain.

21/04/2014 (PIA) - The heads of foreign chambers of commerce and industry in Davao Region formally signed an agreement early today to host the Southern Mindanao Growth Corridor Investors’ Forum on September 19 to explore more investment opportunities in the island following the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro last month.

21/04/2014 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative products exports reached 1.79 million tons throughout March this year, or up by 13 percent compared to the previous month this year, influenced by increases in soybean price.

21/04/2014 (The Star) - The FBM KLCI shrugged off its early cautious start to climb more than 10 points on Monday, underpinned by fund buying of bank stocks including Public Bank, CIMB and Maybank.

19/04/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged lower in thin trade on Friday, as investors continued to book profits from big gains earlier this week, with weakness in overseas soy markets and a firm ringgit also dragging.

19/04/2014 (Jakarta Post) - Publicly listed plantation firm PT London Sumatra (Lonsum) is seeking to export oil palm seeds to several more countries in Asia and Africa after its success in marketing them to Colombia in Latin America.

19/04/2014 (DAWN.com) - The Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchant Association (PFVA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with International Association of Silk Route Trade (IASRT) of Kyrgyzstan to strengthen bilateral trade and explore new markets for horticulture sector in the region.

19/04/2014 (Borneo Post) - Land and labour issues remain at the forefront of concerns among plantation players in Sarawak, outlines analysts at TA Securities Holdings Bhd (TA Research) .

19/04/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - With crude palm oil prices falling on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange, refineries in Mumbai cut price of palmolein by ₹6 for 10 kg. The domestic futures market was closed for Good Friday.

19/04/2014 (The Star) - On the back of improving perception and acceptance towards the Modipalm continuous sterilisation mills as well as new foray, CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd (CBIP) is upbeat on the company’s prospects.

18/04/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures eased for the first time in five days on Thursday as investors banked profits after prices hit a three-week high, although optimism of improving food and fuel demand kept stemmed losses.