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13/04/2026 (The Star), Kuala Lumpur - Despite the recent surge in crude palm oil (CPO) prices past RM4,700 per tonne, oil palm planters, particularly smallholders, are not reaping the financial windfall.

13/04/2026 (The Edge), Mumbai - India's palm oil imports in March dropped nearly 19% on-month and hit a three-month low after a rally in tropical oil prices, in line with energy markets, prompted refiners to hold back purchases, a trade body said on Monday.

13/04/2026 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - The ongoing Middle East conflict is a double-edged sword for the nation’s palm oil industry, says the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

13/04/2026 (The Star Online) - PALM oil has a curious public relations challenge. For something so widely present in our lives, it is still often rather poorly introduced.

12/04/2026 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil stocks are projected to fall one per cent month-on-month (MoM) to 2.24 million tonnes in April, as exports and domestic consumption exceed production and imports, CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said.

12/04/2026 (Tempo English), Jakarta - Ministry of Industry has mandated that palm oil businesses in the downstream sector obtain Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification by March 19, 2027, giving companies a limited transition period to prepare.

11/04/2026 (Malay Mail), Kuala Lumpur - The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities has introduced an incentive amounting to RM3.5 million in an effort to support oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) traders in obtaining the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification.

11/04/2026 (The Straits Times), Jakarta - Thousands of tiny bugs from Africa have been released at an Indonesian palm oil plantation in North Sumatra as the world’s biggest grower seeks to revive output growth after years of stalling production.

11/04/2026 (Business Today) - The government is stepping up efforts to strengthen its palm oil supply chain with a RM3.5 million incentive to help fresh fruit bunch (FFB) traders obtain Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification.

11/04/2026 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - The Malaysian palm oil industry has entered a solid growth phase in March, fuelled by a massive surge in exports that pushes inventories to their lowest level in seven months.

11/04/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to see profit-taking activity next week, with prices likely to trade between RM4,200 per tonne andRM4,300 per tonne, said a trader.

10/04/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the week sharply lower after the market digested bearish Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)data, said Fastmarkets Palm Oil Analytics senior analyst Sathia Varqa.