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15/04/2014 (THISDAY Live) - Three weeks ago, Nigeria rejected the European Economic Partnership Agreement. Crusoe Osagie writes that the rejection of the deal puts the country in pole position to determine its economic future without exogenous interference.

15/04/2014 (BusinessWorld Online Edition) - WITH the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015 coming, questions are being asked: How competitive are the ASEAN agri-food products in the world market? How competitive is the Philippines?

15/04/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were higher on Monday buoyed by strength in the energy complex, firm soya oil markets and a slightly weaker local currency. Higher energy prices could result in higher bio-diesel demand for palm oil.

15/04/2014 (India PRwire) - InfodriveIndia.com, India's premier research company in export import data, announced today that India's Animal or Vegetable Fats, Oils and their Cleavage products imports in March- 2014 has grew to US$ 970.62 M, a increase of 26.79% compared to February 2014.

15/04/2014 (The News-Press) - Nutritionists and medical physicians have long provided us with conflicting opinions, which leave some of us in the twilight zone. So to make an intelligent decision, we need to understand the chemistry of each.

15/04/2014 (Bernama) - Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) shares moved higher Monday following its announcement of a venture in Liberia.

15/04/2014 (Bernama) - The Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) in Lahad Datu has generated total nvestments of about RM2.21 billion to date.

15/04/2014 (NST) - Palm oil production in Southeast Asia, the largest growing region, is at increasing risk from the probable onset of an El Nino later this year after estates were already hurt by dryness in the first quarter. Prices advanced.

15/04/2014 (Reuters) - Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

15/04/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday.

14/04/2014 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures settled 1.6 per cent lower for the week on Friday as industry stocks data from Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) shocked the market with the report of a slight increase in inventory levels.

14/04/2014 (Bernama) - Malaysian banks and government-mandated institutions that invest in growth sectors must commit to play a role in improving social and environmental standards in the palm oil industry.