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04/03/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil inventories in Indonesia, the world’s largest producer, may drop 8 percent this year as a significant increase in demand outstrips record supplies, according to Derom Bangun, chairman of the nation’s palm board. Prices rallied, snapping eight days of losses.

04/03/2013 (The Star) - The domestic and Asian markets are expected to contribute substantially to the revenues of plastic packaging material and industrial product makers.

04/03/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil climbed for the first time in nine days on speculation that the worst losing streak since 2006 may stoke demand, cutting reserves in Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s biggest producers.

02/03/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell to their lowest in more than six weeks on Friday, extending losses to an eighth straight session, as weak exports continued to weigh and investors turned cautious ahead of a key industry conference next week.

02/03/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil inventory held at ports in China, the second-biggest importer, expanded to a record last month driven by slow growth in demand and after the biggest-ever purchases in December, according to a Bloomberg survey.

02/03/2013 (Business Ghana) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is a not-for-profit association formed in 2004 in response to the urgent and pressing global call for sustainably produced palm oil. The objective of this association is to promote the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and the engagement of a wide range of stakeholders. The RSPO brings together stakeholders from seven sectors of the palm oil industry: oil palm producers, palm oil processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks and investors, environmental or nature conservation NGOs and social or development NGOs.

02/03/2013 (Mizo News) - Oil Palm Stakeholders Meeting was held at Agriculture Department Committee Room yesterday.

02/03/2013 (Agrimoney.com) - Trader lore has it that the start of the month brings fresh money into agricultural commodities, just as month ends see positioning closing as funds tidy up positions.

02/03/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - The edible oils market was cautious on Friday following continuous decline in Malaysian palm oil futures and a weak Indian currency against the dollar.

02/03/2013 (The Star) - Emerging new data shows that palm Vitamin E tocotrienols may have protective effects on cardiovascular health.

02/03/2013 (PRWeb) - BuyRedPalmOil.net is a new website that reveals the health benefits of Red Palm Oil and directs consumers to the best place to purchase the natural ingredient that cooks everywhere are using to prepare healthy meals. The owners of the site have been fans of Red Palm Oil for many years and decided to bring the secrets of this natural oil to those who want to live a healthier lifestyle.

01/03/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a more-than-six-week low on Thursday, extending losses into a seventh straight session on bleak export data and improved weather in Latin America.