Archived News

30/08/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil fell for a second day to a one-week low, paring the biggest monthly gain since December 2010, as improved weather in the U.S. boosted output prospects for soybeans, which are crushed to make an alternative oil.

30/08/2013 (FoodNavigator.com) - Tuesday, palm oil industry representatives will gather in Berlin for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s first ever European summit. FoodNavigator will be there, moderating a discussion on the credibility of RSPO standards – and is looking to include questions from readers.

30/08/2013 (Business Recorder) - Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

30/08/2013 (Newstalk ZB) - Petitioners are calling on the Government to change the rules on food labelling.

30/08/2013 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 149,841 tonnes of cargo comprising 120,770 tonnes of import cargo and 29,071 tonnes of export cargo including 5,223 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Thursday. The total import cargo of 120,770 tonnes comprised 31,987 tonnes of containerised cargo; 22,587 tonnes of general cargo; 37,946 tonnes of bulk cargo and 28,250 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

30/08/2013 (Bernama) - Malaysia should be part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) as it needs to grow its share in global trade.

30/08/2013 (Bangkok Post) - Four out of five people believe the government should subsidise a wide range of crops, not just rice, according to a survey by Nida Poll.

30/08/2013 (Borneo Post) - With just four months to year end, the Royal Customs Malaysia Department has exceeded its last year’s collection target.

29/08/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to the highest in more than two months on Wednesday, as worries persisted over dry weather in the U.S. Midwest that could lead to lower soybean yields.

29/08/2013 (Bernama) - Sarawak's leading business-to-business engineered solutions provider, Pansar Bhd, plans to tap the growing opportunities in the state's oil palm sector.

29/08/2013 (The Star) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

29/08/2013 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 51,707 tonnes of cargo comprising 39,257 tonnes of import cargo and 12,450 tonnes of export cargo including 1,414 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 39,257 tonnes comprised 9,951 tonnes of containerised cargo; 12 tonnes of general cargo; 25,225 tonnes of bulk cargo: 18,300 tonnes of coal; 5,097 tonnes of sulphur; 1,828 tonnes of wheat and 4,069 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.