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24-01-2014
Uggah Concludes Successful Visit To Pakistan And Iran
24/01/2014 (Bernama) - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas' seven-day visit to Pakistan and Iran beginning Jan 15 has been very fruitful in promoting Malaysian palm oil.
24-01-2014
MBSB To Launch Oil Palm Plantation Financing Scheme By April
24/01/2014 (Bernama) - Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) will launch an oil palm plantation financing programme by April in an effort to boost its corporate loan growth.
24-01-2014
India's 2014/15 Edible Oil Imports to Climb to Record 11 Mln T -Trade
24/01/2014 (Reuters) - India's total edible oil imports in 2014/2015 are projected to rise to a record 11 million tonnes, a trade body said on Thursday, as food and fuel demand from the world's top consumer grows higher.
24-01-2014
Sustainable Palm Oil Sector Key to Cutting Emissions
24/01/2014 (Jakarta Globe) - Many commentators see the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification scheme as a positive step in introducing greater sustainability into the palm oil sector. (EPA Photo)
23-01-2014
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Ends Lower as Investors Take Profits From 4 Days of Gains
23/01/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Wednesday, snapping four straight days of gains, as investors banked profits after an early-session rise to the highest in more than two weeks.
23-01-2014
Palm Oil Council CEO on Cream of the Croppers
23/01/2014 (The Star) - Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) CEO Tan Sri Yusof Basiron reminisces about the early days of the oil palm industry and its growth in our country.
23-01-2014
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
23/01/2014 (Business Recorder) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
23-01-2014
Edible Oils See Mixed Trend
23/01/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oils ruled mixed on Wednesday on ease in physical demand and weak futures markets. Soyabean refined oil increase by Rs. 1, while groundnut oil and cotton refined oil rose by Rs. 5 each, following a gain in the Saurashtra market.
23-01-2014
MPOB Expects CPO Production to Hit 19.5 Million Tonnes in 2014
23/01/2014 (The Star) - The local palm oil industry performance is expected to improve generally this year against 2013, riding on expected higher production and stronger demand.
23-01-2014
Palm Trades Near Two-Week High as Ringgit Decline Boosts Demand
23/01/2014 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil traded near the highest level in more than two weeks on speculation that a weakening ringgit may bolster prospects for exports from Malaysia.
23-01-2014
Indian Oilseed Futures Fall on Profit-taking; Soyoil Down
23/01/2014 (Reuters) - Indian oilseed futures fell on Wednesday due to profit-taking in the absence any triggers in spots as cold weather aided the growth of planted rapeseed crop.
22-01-2014
VEGOILS-Palm Ends at 2-wk High on Stronger U.S. Soyoil Markets
22/01/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Tuesday, as stronger soy markets helped palm recover from early losses, although gains were still capped by worries of lacklustre demand for the tropical oil.