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08/04/2014 (The Star) - JF Apex Research expects Puncak Niaga, Gamuda, plantation counters, construction and property counters, Sime Darby and Destini to see trading interest on Tuesday.

08/04/2014 (The Nation) - With a view to initiate a process for better flow of trade of agri products, Pakistan can sign a separate ‘Bilateral Agriculture Trade Agreement (BATA)’ before awarding the status of NDMA/MFN to India as provided under article XXIV(11)of Gatt.1994.

08/04/2014 (Economic Times) - Consumers fighting a high food inflation have got some breather with the rupee becoming stronger against the dollar. Imports of pulses and edible oils have become cheaper and traders indicate that prices will remain steady till the Lok Sabha elections are over.

07/04/2014 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures (FCPO) ended 0.01 per cent higher for the week on Friday.

07/04/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

07/04/2014 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil stockpiles in Malaysia, the biggest supplier after Indonesia, probably declined for a third month in March, falling to the lowest level in three years, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

07/04/2014 (Bernama) - Malaysia's trade performance in the first quarter of this year is expected to improve judging from February's positive total trade, says Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Hamim Samuri.

07/04/2014 (Borneo Post) - Wilmar International Ltd (Wilmar) remains committed to supporting the growth and development of Sarawak as its ‘No deforestation, No peat, and No exploitation’ policy will not affect its purchase of palm oil from suppliers who had previously developed tracts of peatland or from smallholders and indigenous communities.

07/04/2014 (Borneo Post) - The state’s oil palm industry loses about RM1 billion annually through fruits left to rot in plantations because there are not enough workers to harvest them.

07/04/2014 (CPI Financial) - MARC has affirmed the ratings of MARC-1IS /AA-IS on special purpose vehicle TSH Sukuk Ijarah Sdn Bhd’s (TSH Ijarah) MYR 100 million Sukuk Ijarah Commercial Papers (Sukuk ICP) and MYR 300 million Sukuk Ijarah Medium Term Notes (Sukuk IMTN) programmes with a stable outlook. As at February 28, 2014, TSH Ijarah has MYR 275 million outstanding notes.

07/04/2014 (New Straits Times) - Boustead Plantations Bhd, which plans to debut on the local stock market by the middle of this year, is said to be selling up to 41 per cent of its shares.

05/04/2014 (Business Recorder) - Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.