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10/03/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged down on Monday, coming off a 17-month peak as investors booked profits from big gains made last week, with losses in competing soy markets adding pressure to prices.

10/03/2014 (Tax-News.com) - Malaysia needs to implement fiscal consolidation and tax reforms to ensure equitable and sustainable growth, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in its Trade Policy Review of Malaysia.

10/03/2014 (Business Recorder) - A cargo volume of 65,139 tonnes comprising 32,935 tonnes of import cargo and 32,204 tonnes of export cargo inclusive 4,099 loaded and empty containers (TEUs) was handled at Port Qasim during the last 24 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 32,935 tonnes includes 8,935 tonnes of palm oil and 24,010 tonnes of containerised cargo. The total export cargo of 32,204 tonnes includes 7,110 tonnes of cement and 25,094 tonnes of containerised cargo.

08/03/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a 17-month peak on Friday, with prices boosted by a combination of gains in comparative oils and expectations that dry weather may hurt production.

08/03/2014 (NASDAQ) - Neste Oil has published its Sustainability Report for 2013, which contains the results of the Neste Oil Sustainable Way program last year.

08/03/2014 (Biofuels International) - Malaysia, the second largest palm oil producer after Indonesia, hopes to enhance biofuel consumption to help prices of palm oil.

08/03/2014 (Biofuels International) - The Indonesian government is planning to propose a new provision that will fix biofuel prices for an imperative biofuel blending programme.

08/03/2014 (The Star) - Malaysia is expected to launch its national sustainable palm oil certification standard next month.

08/03/2014 (Borneo Post) - The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) calls for industry players to continue supporting the government’s plan to continue planting oil palm on areas allocated for oil palm development.

08/03/2014 (Business Recorder) - Four ships arrived at port to load/offlaod containers at QICT, palm oil at LCT on Friday.

08/03/2014 (Business Recorder) - Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.

07/03/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rallied to end at a 17-month high on Thursday, following a recovery in China and U.S. soy markets, while unfavourable crop weather in Southeast Asia continued to underpin prices.