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05/03/2026 (Kaohoon International) - palm oil group stocks rallied across the board, buoyed by positive sentiment from news about private sectors calling on the government to implement measures to manage energy prices, especially diesel, which has been affected by the conflict in the Middle East.

05/03/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today, supported by stronger crude oil prices amid the United States-Iran conflict, a trader said.

05/03/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Prolonged conflict in the Middle East could sustain a price floor for crude oil through 2026, lending underlying support to palm oil prices and reinforcing firmer trends across the global edible oils market.

05/03/2026 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - IOI Corp Bhd is expanding into higher-margin palm oil products while expecting fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production to grow by five to eight per cent in financial year 2026 (FY26), according to Public Investment Bank Bhd (PublicInvest).

05/03/2026 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - The chief executive of Malaysian palm oil giant FGV Holdings, Fakhrunniam Othman, has resigned from the company, he told Reuters on Thursday, confirming media reports.

04/03/2026 (Milling Middle East & Africa), Burkin Faso - Burkina Faso’s edible oil industry has received a significant boost with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art US$4 million oil mill in Ouagadougou, aimed at enhancing local production and reducing import dependency.

04/03/2026 (New Straits Times), Jakarta - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Wednesday after reaching a nearly four-week high in the previous session as easing Dalian and Chicago edible oils prices weighed down on the contract.

04/03/2026 (The Star Online) - Malaysia’s palm oil production is set for the steepest monthly decline in more than a year after floods across its major growing state, trimming inventories and likely underpinning higher prices.

04/03/2026 (Ukr Agro Consult) - According to David Ng, a trader at Iceberg X in Kuala Lumpur, palm oil prices have risen amid rising oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East. Uncertainty is growing as Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately 20% of global oil supplies pass daily. Ng forecasts palm oil prices to strengthen above 4,100 ringgit per tonne, with resistance at 4,280 ringgit.

05/03/2026 (The Manila Times) - THE Philippine government’s push to subsidize oil palm, particularly in Mindanao and Palawan, is bad news all around.

04/03/2026 (Oils and Fats International) - Ukraine has retained its position as the leading sunflower oil supplier to the European Union (EU), according to European Commission (EC) data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

04/03/2026 (Business Recorder), Jakarta - Malaysian palm oil futures climbed for a third straight session on Tuesday, settling at their highest in nearly four weeks, supported by gains in rival edible oils in Dalian and Chicago markets, firmer crude prices and declining stock estimates.