Archived News
16-12-2013
Choosing down-to-Earth oils
16/12/2013 (Mail Tribune) - Do you ever stand in the grocery store aisle paralyzed with indecision as you stare at the multitude of vegetable-oil bottles?
16-12-2013
Malaysia Keeps Crude Palm Oil Export Tax at 5% for Second Month
16/12/2013 (Bloomberg) - Malaysia, the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, left a tax on exports of the crude variety unchanged after stockpiles jumped to the highest since March.
16-12-2013
Palm Oil Fluctuates as Steady Tax Rate Counters Export Concern
16/12/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil swung between gains and losses as Malaysia announced that it will maintain export taxes in January, countering speculation that lower shipments from the second-largest producer this month may boost stockpiles.
14-12-2013
VEGOILS-Palm Drops To 3-Week Low, Weak Soy Markets Drag
14/11/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped to their lowest in more than three weeks on Friday, stretching losses into a fifth straight session, as weakness in competing soy markets stoked worries of a shift in demand from the tropical oil.
14-12-2013
China’s Palm Oil Imports Seen Rising to 8-Month High on Demand
14/12/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil imports by China, the second-biggest buyer, may increase to the highest since April this month as consumption gains before a traditional holiday, according to a Bloomberg News survey.
14-12-2013
AP Move to Hike Oil Palm Price Could Hurt Us, Says Industry
13/12/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - The Andhra Pradesh Government’s move to hike the price for oil palm will spell doom for the industry in the country, according to oil palm processors.
14-12-2013
Felda Global Ventures still on M&A prowl
14/12/2013 (The Star) - Being a government-linked company (GLC) with political connotations means there is a bull’s eye on the company and its top management at all times.
14-12-2013
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
14/12/2013 (Business Recorder) - Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
14-12-2013
Edible Oils Fall on Stockists Selling, Global Cues
14/12/2013 (Economic Times) - Edible oil prices fell up to Rs 100 per quintal on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on stockists selling amid a weak global trend.
13-12-2013
VEGOILS-Palm Ends Lower on Demand Worry, But Flood-affected Output Caps Losses
13/12/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower for the third straight day on Thursday, reversing some gains made in the morning session on worries of sluggish demand, but prospects of tighter supply from flood-affected areas helped curb losses.
13-12-2013
Palm Oil Imports by India Advance on Tax Increase Speculation
13/12/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil imports by India, the world’s biggest buyer, climbed for the first time since June as traders boosted shipments on speculation that taxes may be increased to curb a surge in inflow of refined oils.
13-12-2013
RSPO - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil : Palm Oil Agreement to Accelerate Indonesian Traceable and Sustainable Palm Oil Production
13/12/2013 (4-Traders) - MoU between PTPN III, IDH, RSPO and Unilever signed in the presence of the Head of the Presidential Working Unit for the Supervision and Management of Development (UKP4), the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, the Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands