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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.

31/10/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oils prices shot up on Wednesday, tracking a firm futures market. Local refineries increased their rates for palmolein by Rs 7-11 and for soyabean refined oil by Rs 5-11 for 10kg.

31/10/2013 (Jakarta Post) - Around 600 delegates from 30 countries comprising stakeholders from all sectors in the palm oil industry will attend the 11th annual meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Medan, North Sumatra, in November.

31/1/2013 (AgriMoney.com) - Have palm oil futures shaken off the blues?

31/10/2013 (Jakarta Globe) - Astra Agro Lestari, the plantation unit of the Astra International conglomerate, posted a 46 percent decline in net income in September as revenue fell amid prolonged weak palm oil prices.

31/10/2013 (AgriMoney.com) - The rally in palm oil futures might not have too much further to go for now, said an analyst who forecast a late-year recovery in prices – as has taken place, lifting values on Wednesday to an eight-month top.

31/10/2013 (The Star) - A crop dusting airplane has begun two weeks of aerial spraying at an oil palm plantation here to cull bagworms.