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Sabah is the biggest recipient of federal funds for oil palm replanting this year, receiving RM61mil under a scheme to help smallholders replace ageing trees, says Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Chan Foong Hin

India’s palm oil imports dropped to a five-month low in October 2025, as higher domestic inventories, weak demand from the food sector, and narrowing price gaps with soft oils reduced buying interest, according to trade estimates released by the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA)

PETALING JAYA: Plantation giant SD Guthrie Bhd believes crude palm oil (CPO) prices will be supported in the coming weeks by expectations of tighter supply, as the industry enters a seasonally low output cycle

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Tuesday, recovering from a near four-month low hit in the previous session, after a sharp fall last week.

PALM oil is far more than just another golden bottle gleaming on supermarket shelves.

PALM oil has sustained civilisations for millennia, with its earliest recorded use dating back to 4000 BCE (Before Common Era).

Chicago soybeans rose to 15-month highs on Monday on expectations China will restart large-scale US soy buying after the two countries reached a deal to de-escalate their trade war. Wheat also rose on hopes of renewed Chinese buying and corn firmed, tracking soybean strength

Palm oil production in Indonesia could rise by up to 10% this year to around 56M tonnes – higher than previous projections – with production supported by favourable weather conditions and strong prices, according to a CEO Morning Brief report quoting the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI).

Palm oil prices have fallen below $1000 per tonne for the first time since July 2025, signaling a sharp weakening in the global vegetable oil market. Against this backdrop, sunflower oil continues to show relative resilience, maintaining high prices thanks to a smaller-than-expected harvest. As a result, the spread between sunflower and palm oil has widened to a record $270 per tonne

Indian Oil Corp. is set to source Russian crude from non-sanctioned entities to comply with US and EU sanctions. Concurrently, Indian renewable energy credit prices have fallen ahead of the COP30 conference, while Asian VLCC freight rates increased significantly.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Asia School of Business (ASB) through its Center for Sustainable Small-owners (CSS), and National Association of Smallholders (NASH), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the resilience of smallholders in Malaysia through training, digital readiness, and sustainable financing

IOI Corp Bhd is broadening its business beyond palm oil as part of its next five-year plan, with new ventures in renewable products and value-added agriculture such as palm biomass, coconuts and organic palm oil.