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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.

06/06/2014 (Daily Express) - The Kinabatangan Batu Putih Community Tourism Co-operative (Kopel) has replanted 4,600 indigenous seedlings after State Assistant Culture, Tourism and Environment Minister Datuk Pang Nyuk Ming started the ball rolling by excavating a young oil palm tree two weeks ago from the riparian reserve that was encroached by Ladang Kinabatangan.

06/06/2014 (Indonesia Investments) - The Indonesian Palm Oil Board (DMSI) expects exports of Indonesian crude palm oil (CPO) as well as its derivatives to fall about six to ten percent to 19-20 million tons in 2014 (from last year's export realization of 21.2 million tons). Lower CPO exports are primarily the result of Indonesia's mandatory biodiesel program which leads to increased domestic consumption of CPO. Traditionally, Indonesia exports about 75 percent of its total CPO production, particularly to the giant economies of China and India.

05/06/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Wednesday after an eight-day losing streak, as the steep fall in prices attracted bargain hunters looking for cheap deals, although anticipation of rising production put a lid on gains.

05/06/2014 (Reuters) - India's new government will not raise duties on palm oil in the short-term, despite demands by domestic oilseed processors to cut cheap imports from the world's top producer Indonesia, official sources said on Wednesday.

05/06/2014 (Reuters) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

05/06/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.