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01/11/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - The sentiment in the edible oils market remained firm on Thursday, tracking bullish futures. Despite routine demand in the physical market, local refineries raised their rates for palmolein to Rs 600.

01/11/2013 (Daily Star) - Palm growers in the district are frustrated as the ripe fruits have remained unsold in absence of any arrangement for producing edible oil from it.

01/11/2013 (Bloomberg) - PT Astra International (ASII), Indonesia’s biggest automotive retailer, posted a 6.3 percent drop in third-quarter net income as rising car sales failed to offset declines in its heavy equipment and palm oil businesses.

01/10/2013 (Business Recorder) - Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.

01/11/2013 (FoodNavigator.com) - Increasing incomes around the world have increased demand for vegetable oils in processed foods – but how sustainable are our consumption habits?

01/11/2013 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices rose by 0.35% to Rs 561.50 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators created fresh positions on expectations of pick up in spot market demand amid firming overseas cues.

01/11/2013 (Domestic Fuel) - As the European Union (EU) blocks biodiesel imports to the continent, demand for biodiesel feedstocks are getting a boost. Bloomberg reports imports of of palm oil and rapeseed oil to Europe are going up, as is domestic production of the green fuel.

01/11/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains to notch a one-year high on Thursday, as traders and analysts cited lower-than-expected production among dominant Southeast Asian growers.

01/11/2013 (The Star) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cambridge Nanosystems Ltd (CNL) to jointly produce high grade carbon nanotubes and graphene from crude palm oil (CPO) and methane.

01/11/2013 (Reuters) - Groundnut deliveries in 35-kg bags, and prices in rupees per 20 kgs, in some of the main markets in the Saurashtra region of western state of Gujarat:

31/10/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to their highest level in eight months on Wednesday, supported by technical trading and expectations that wet weather may hit production in dominant Southeast Asian producers in the coming months.

31/10/2013 (Business Recorder) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.