Archived News
11-03-2014
February Palm Oil Stocks Fall 14.25 Per Cent To 1.65 Million Tonnes
11/03/2014 (Bernama) - Palm oil stocks fell 14.25 per cent to 1.65 million tonnes in February 2014 from 1.93 million tonnes in January 2014, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
11-03-2014
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
11/03/2014 (Business Recorder) - Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
11-03-2014
Mixed Trend in Edible Oils
11/03/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oils ruled mixed on Monday with cautious activities amid thin volatility in domestic futures markets. Malaysian palm oil futures extended gain on expectation of higher demand and lower output.
10-03-2014
Crude Palm Oil Weekly Report 2 March 2014
10/03/2014 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose 3.07 percent for the week on Friday, with prices boosted by a combination of gains in comparative vegetable oils and expectations that dry weather may hurt production.
10-03-2014
Sugar Rallying With Cooking Oil for Merchant Fund on Less Supply
10/03/2014 (Bloomberg) - Sugar and cooking oil prices will extend a rally as dry weather from South America to Asia parches crops, said Doug King, Chief Investment Officer of the $145 million Merchant Commodity Fund.
10-03-2014
Small-scale Farmers in State Urged to Grow More Crops
10/03/2014 (Borneo Post) - Small-scale farmers in the state are urged to cultivate and produce more than one commodity.
10-03-2014
Sarawak Plans to Sell CPO in Middle East
10/03/2014 (The Star) - Sarawak has identified the Middle East as the potential new market for its palm oil products.
10-03-2014
Agri Commodities Turn Hot Again
10/03/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Year 2013 was a forgettable one for farm commodities, as corn futures in Chicago plunged 39.6 per cent, global prices of coffee, wheat, sugar, soyabean and palm oil fell 23, 22.2, 15.9, 8.3 and 0.9 per cent respectively, in dollar terms.
10-03-2014
Ivory Coast's Sifca to invest $74 mln in West Africa
10/03/2014 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast agro-industrial group Sifca, part-owned by Singapore's Olam International and Wilmar International, will invest 35 billion CFA francs ($74 million) this year to diversify in West Africa, executives said.
10-03-2014
UPDATE 2-VEGOILS-Palm Off 17-Month Peak as Competing Soy Markets Add Pressure
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
WTO Tracks Malaysian Tax Developments
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
Port Qasim's Activities
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.