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11/07/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil retreated from a two-week high as exports from Malaysia declined amid speculation that demand may slow after the Ramadan season, boosting stockpiles from a two-year low in the world’s second-largest producer.

11/07/2013 (Natural Products INSIDER) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will hold a Palm Oil Technology Symposium at the Hilton-University of Florida Conference Center in Gainesville, Florida, on Aug. 27, 2013.

11/07/2013 (Jakarta Post) - A local palm oil business group has demanded that the government build new seaports to cope with increasing commodity shipments and cut extra-costs that total US$300 million stemming from port inefficiencies.

11/07/2013 (Business Recorder) - If one had to take a guess at which Pakistani dish is most loved by Malaysians, BR Research would split its bet between Pakoras and Samosas. We would also venture so far as to contend that among our brethren in Malaysia, it is the palm oil exporters that probably love us most, especially around this time of year.

11/07/2013 (The Star) - CIMB Equities Research’s preferred stocks for exposure to the plantation sector are First Resources, Wilmar and IOI Corp.

10/07/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a near two-week high on Tuesday on hopes a key industry report could show a drop in stocks of the tropical oil, although concerns about rising output in the world's second largest producer capped gains.

10/07/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil gained on speculation that exports from Malaysia, the second-largest producer, may increase after climbing for the first time in three months in June.

10/07/2013 (Bloomberg) - Thailand, the world’s third-largest palm oil producer, may boost exports to a record this year as output increases, Oil World said.

10/07/2013 (Reuters) - Environmental activists have petitioned Washington to open up an investigation into the land acquisition and forest exploitation activities of a U.S.-owned palm oil firm, Herakles Farms, in Cameroon’s southwest.

10/07/2013(Bernama) - Local universities have been urged to step up cooperation with industry players on research in oil palm and rubber.

10/07/2013 (Jakarta Post) - Agriculture firm PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations (UNSP) is looking to develop its oleo-chemical division and sell some of its high-cost assets in an effort to boost business performance this year.

10/07/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - Indigenous edible oils, froundnut, rapeseed and cotton, declined by Rs 5, Rs 3 and Rs 10 for 10 kg each on expectation of higher kharif output due to timely monsoon. Palmolein dropped by Rs 4 on eased demand amid selling pressure. Soyabean and sunflower oil ruled unchanged.