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11/03/2013 (Bernama) - Total commodity exports from Malaysia is expected to reach RM131 billion this year compared with RM127.5 billion last year.

11/03/2013 (Daily Express) - Plantations and Commodities Minister, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said workers in more than 16,000 acres of oil palm plantations in Lahad Datu district have temporarily stopped reporting for work following the armed intrusion by a band of Filipino militants three weeks ago.

11/03/2013 (Manila Standard) - Government agencies and players in the food and energy industries now take the lead in using a mix of cooking oil and diesel as alternative fuel for automobiles.

11/03/2013 (CBS News) - After a series of flights between Schiphol and Paris, Dutch airlines KLM operated its first transatlantic flight on used cooking oil to New York on Friday.

11/03/2013 (Hindustan Times) - Used cooking oil may fuel your car soon. The government has taken a clue from United States and Europe, where 75 % of used cooking oil is recycled to produce bio-diesel, and decided to have a similar frame-work for Indian eateries. As the first step in this direction, the ministry of new and renewable energy has asked the National Food Safety and Standard Authority (NFSSA) to prescribe standards and regulations for use of cooking oils.

11/03/2013 (Borneo Post) - The US Dollar Index closed higher on weekly basis at 82.71 after American payroll surged in February by 236,000 and jobless rates sank to 7.7 per cent. Commodity prices faced mixed sentiments on Friday as liquidation rose in the market amid bargain hunting.

11/03/2013 (Borneo Post) - Crude palm oil futures (FCPO) on Bursa Ma­laysia Derivatives settled the week higher in anticipation of lower palm oil stocks in February.

11/03/2013 (French Tribune) - Reports from Australia\'s health department have confirmed that some of the oil used for cooking might be toxic and can be life threatening. This is the latest revelation from Australian health researcher David Gillespie. The \"recovering corporate lawyer\" is known for his crusade against sugar.

11/03/2013 (Malaysia Chronicle) - Once upon a time in the 1980s, Malaysia was the world\'s largest natural rubber producer. That honour now, however, belongs to Thailand and Indonesia.

09/03/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures inched up on Friday, posting a weekly gain of more than 3 percent, as expectations of upcoming bullish data offset investor caution after the industry\'s biggest annual meeting this week.

09/03/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil headed for the biggest weekly gain in more than a month on speculation that stockpiles in Malaysia, the world’s second-largest producer, may decline as demand rebounds.

09/03/2013 (Zee News) - The Centre has sanctioned a scheme for procurement of 90,000 tonnes of oil palm fruit from market in Andhra Pradesh during January-March 2013, Parliament was informed on Friday.