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14/11/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto reaffirmed that palm oil remains a backbone of Indonesia’s economy and clean energy strategy, backed by strong exports and a steady domestic market.

13/11/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia risks losing RM7 billion in export revenue if it fails to replant oil palm trees across 520,000 hectares of ageing plantations.

13/11/2025 (The Star Online), Nusa Dua - Indonesia plans to open 600,000 hectares of new land for palm oil cultivation to boost stagnant output, a government official said on Thursday (Nov 13), the first announced expansion of plantation area since a moratorium lapsed four years ago.

13/11/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second straight session on Thursday, pressured by weaker Dalian palm olein and crude oil, and expectations of higher output.

13/11/2025 (Free Malaysia Today), Mumbai - India’s palm oil imports slid to their lowest level in five years during the 2024/25 marketing year, while purchases of soyoil soared to a record high as a widening price premium made palm oil less attractive to buyers, a leading industry body said on Thursday.

13/11/2025 (Oils and Fats International) - Indian palm oil imports dropped to a five-month low in October, CEO Morning Brief reported from a Reuters article quoting five traders.

13/11/2025 (Bioenergy Times), Nusa Dua - Indonesia will begin road testing vehicles running on biodiesel containing 50% palm oil, known as B50, in early December, an energy ministry official said on Thursday.

13/11/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Palm oil prices slipped to 4,114 ringgit ($995.9) per tonne on Thursday, extending recent losses amid weaker export demand and a stronger Malaysian currency, just as the global industry gathers for the 21st International Palm Oil Conference and 2026 Price Outlook (IPOC 2025) in Bali this week.

13/11/2025 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (MPC) said the tariffs imposed by the United States have not affected the input costs of oil palm plantations in Malaysia.

13/11/2025 (Antara News), Jakarta - Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Arif Havas Oegroseno emphasized that sustainability standards applied to the palm oil industry must be universal, not designed to benefit only one region.

12/11/2025 (The Star Online), Mumbai/Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's crude palm oil production is expected to surpass 20 million metric tons for the first time in 2025, supported by favourable weather, improved labour supply, and higher-yielding new plantations, trade and industry officials told Reuters.

12/11/2025 (Euractiv) - Palm oil producers are calling for clarity from the European Union on the implementation of its Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), as political uncertainty mounts after Austria’s call to ‘stop the clock’ on the regulation’s timeline.