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06/12/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil fell on concern that a drop in exports from Malaysia probably boosted stockpiles in the world’s second-largest producer to an eight-month high.

06/12/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil stocks likely rose in November, a Reuters survey showed, as a dent in production did little to offset softer winter demand for the tropical oil.

06/12/2013(ANTARA News) - The chairman of inter-parliamentary cooperation of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Surahman Hidayat, said the World Trade Organization (WTO) must consider aspects of food resilience and implications of free trade on traditional farmers.

06/12/2013 (Bloomberg) - World food prices were little changed in November as falling prices for grain and sugar partially compensated for a jump in the cost of cooking oils, the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization said.

06/12/2013 (Bernama) - The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI), which stayed above the 1,820-level Thursday, ended on a fresh all-time high, boosted by gains on plantation counters.

06/12/2013 (AllAfrica.com) - Richard Harvey is the global chairman of PZ Cussons Plc. He was in the country last week to commission the company's subsidiary (HPZ Limited) new assembling line for its fridge products. In this interview, he noted that fridge factory is highly capital intensive and in order for the company to be competitive, "We need more customer base of three million Nigerians to be able to go into fridge manufacturing."

06/12/2013 (British Baker) - GreenPalm experience a record trade of sustainable palm oil certificates last month, while the record for palm kernel oil (PKO) certificates was broken in October.

06/12/2013 (The Star) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday.

06/12/2013 (Environmental Leader) - Unilever, Kellogg, Dunkin Donuts and General Mills are among the companies facing pressure from investors to adopt policies that would ensure palm oil development does not contribute to deforestation, development on peatlands, or human rights violations.

06/12/2013 (Pakistan Observer) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will be organizing the 3rd Malaysia – Pakistan Palm Oil Trade Fair & Seminar in Karachi from 15 – 17 January, 2014.

05/12/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Wednesday, snapping a three-session losing streak on concerns that the worsening monsoon floods in key palm-growing areas would disrupt production of the tropical oil.

05/12/2013 (Reuters) - Indian oilseeds and soyoil futures rose on Wednesday, tracking gains in overseas palm oil prices and on thin soybean supplies in the local spot markets, though a rise in area under rapeseed cultivation capped the upside.