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03/06/2025 (India Times) - India's palm oil imports in May surged to a six-month high, as lower inventories and the tropical oil's discount to rival soy oil and sunflower oil prompted refiners to increase purchases, according to five dealers.

03/06/2025 (Ukr Agro Cunsult) - Indonesia exported 6.41 million metric tons of crude and refined palm oil from January to April, down 5.37 percent year-on-year, Business Recorder reported, citing data from the country’s Bureau of Customs.

03/06/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Indonesian palm oil exports jumped 20 percent in the first four months of 2025, but official data showed that the country was selling less of its top commodity volume-wise.

03/06/2025 (The Star Online), New Delahi - India halves its basic import duty on crude edible oils, while keeping the tax on refined forms unchanged, in a move to control local prices and support the processing industry.

03/06/2025 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd’s second half of financial year 2025 (2H25) earnings may come under pressure due to lower crude palm oil (CPO) prices.

02/06/2025 (Ukr Agro Cunsult) - Lower global palm oil prices are closely tied to domestic palm oil reference prices, resulting in a five-month decline of K890 per viss, according to the Supervisory Committee on Edible Oil Import and Distribution under the Ministry of Commerce.

31/05/2025 (VOI Indonesia) - The Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) said the decline in reference prices (HR) for palm oil or crude palm oil (CPO) was influenced by increased production in Malaysia and decreased demand from India.

30/05/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday, snapping a five-session rally, pressured by weaker rival Chicago soyoil, although the market remained on track for a weekly gain.

30/05/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO)futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives snapped its five-dayrally to close lower on Friday, dragged down by weakness in thesoybean oil market, said palm oil trader David Ng.

29/05/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - According to the Malaysian Palm Oil Producers Association (MPOC), Malaysian palm oil production increased by 3.51% month-on-month from 1 May to 20 May 2025.

29/05/2025 (Business Today) - RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB Research) is maintaining a bearish trading bias on the crude palm oil futures contract (FCPO) as the commodity continues to move sideways below key resistance levels, signalling that upside momentum remains capped.

29/05/2025 (Daily Express), Kota Kinabalu - The Palm Oil Mills Association Sabah (Pomas) is pursuing a two-pronged approach to address mounting challenges in the State’s palm oil sector, focusing on advanced machinery solutions and innovative workforce recruitment strategies.