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MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  28-07-2022

Indonesia's zero export levy for crude palm oil deemed ineffective by farmers, producers

JAKARTA, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Private companies and fresh fruit bunch (FFB) farmers have criticized the Indonesian government's ongoing policy to waive the crude palm oil (CPO) export levy until the end of August, saying that it contributes nothing to boosting exports and FFB prices.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  28-07-2022

Indonesia runs road test for biodiesel with 40% palm oil

JAKARTA (July 27): Indonesia on Wednesday (July 27) launched road tests for two types of biodiesel containing 40% palm oil, hoping to conclude by year end whether they are viable for public use, the Energy Ministry said.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  28-07-2022

Indonesia's palm oil exports gather pace after levy removal – official

JAKARTA : Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) exports are picking up pace after the government waived its export levy to ease a supply glut, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Wednesday.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  28-07-2022

Record CPO price to drive earnings

KUALA LUMPUR: Earnings of plantation companies will likely have peaked in the first half of this year (1H22) due to record high crude palm oil (CPO) spot average selling prices.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  28-07-2022

Providing good seedlings

MALAYSIA, the world's second-largest producer and exporter of palm oil, produces high-quality palm oil and related-products. The country's palm oil products have gained the trust of consumers domestically and internationally.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  28-07-2022

Palm oil remains neutral in 3,598-3,857 ringgit range

SINGAPORE: Palm oil remains neutral in a range of 3,598-3,857 ringgit per tonne, and an escape could suggest a direction.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  28-07-2022

MPOB, Briar Resources ink agreements for tech transfer of fertiliser formulations

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Briar Resources Sdn Bhd have inked two memoranda of agreement (MoAs) for the technology transfer of two fertiliser formulations.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  28-07-2022

Jihad against Inflation showing positive results

KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): The “Jihad against Inflation” move initiated by the government almost a month ago is already showing positive results.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  28-07-2022

Zuraida: Hire foreign plantation workers from various countries

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has urged industry players from the plantation sector to hire foreign labour from other countries, instead of relying on labour from Indonesia and Bangladesh.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  27-07-2022

Palm oil prices to fall more due to distress selling by Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil prices will weaken further in the short term due to softer demand and "distress selling" by top producer Indonesia, commodities consultancy LMC International forecast on Tuesday.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  27-07-2022

China wants to increase palm oil imports from Indonesia

JAKARTA: China has expressed its commitment to increase its imports of one million tonnes of crude palm oil from Indonesia, said President Joko Widodo.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  27-07-2022

China firms investing RM6bil to manufacture palm oil products

KUALA LUMPUR: China’s state-owned companies that have invested in the production of palm-based products in Malaysia will collaborate with Malaysian firms as well as the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.