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12/01/2012 (Bernama) - Poland promises vast business potential and opportunities for Malaysian companies to tap in, says the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade).

12/01/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Publicly-listed company Bakrie and Brothers (BNBR) has sold part of its shares in plantation and mobile telecom subsidiaries to settle debts and to finance new investment projects.

12/01/2012 (The Star) - The country's November exports rose 8% to RM56.86bil compared with a year ago on a surge in demand from Japan, higher commodity prices and an increase in demand for manufactured goods.

11/01/2011 (The Star) - Sinergi Perdana Sdn Bhd, a government-initiated agricultural consortium, is poised to be one of the country\'s major fertiliser producers in the near future, said chief executive officer Mohd Zaid Jalil.

11/01/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures were unchanged on Tuesday as concerns that erratic weather in South America and Southeast Asia could hurt oilseed production offset uncertainty over the euro zone debt crisis.

11/01/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil production declines in Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest grower, outpaced the drop in exports in December, indicating inventories may have fallen for the third month in a row, Oil World said.

11/01/2012 (Daily Express) - Sabah launched, Monday, three five-year State Species Action Plans for the orang-utan, elephant and rhinoceros, respectively, that will provide a platform for better protection of the three flagship species.

11/01/2012 (Mongabay.com) - Intensive palm oil production is expanding at the expense of biolologically-rich lowland rainforests in the Peruvian Amazon, reports a study published in Environmental Research Letters. The research indicates that enthusiasm for oil palm — one of the world\'s most lucrative crops — is taking a toll on forests outside of Southeast Asia, where the vast majority of palm oil is produced.

11/01/2012 (MSN) - Edible oil prices rose up to Rs 100 per quintal on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today, on fresh buying by flour mills to meet the marriage season demand amid firming global trend.

11/01/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Imported palmolein and soya refined oil rose by Rs 2 and Rs 10 for 10 kg on Tuesday as Malaysian markets improved and physical demand increased.

11/01/2012 (Moneycontrol.com) - Nirmal Bang has come out with its report on CPO.

11/01/2012 (Borneo Post) - Indonesia’s plantation commodity exports are predicted to increase by up to US$8.4 billion to US$35.72 billion last year from US$27.35 billion the year before, Antara news agency reported.