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24/08/2025 (Berita Harian), Kuala Lumpur - Industri minyak sawit Malaysia dijangka kekal berdaya tahan dalam tempoh terdekat, dipacu eksport yang lebih kukuh serta inventori yang semakin berkurangan, kata Penganalisis Kanan Fastmarkets Palm Oil Analytics, Sathia Varqa.

24/08/2025 (News Arena India) - India’s vegetable oil industry body has requested the Centre to life restrictions on tax credit refunds to improve cash flows in the sector, especially for MSMEs and domestic manufacturers.

23/08/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO)futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade with a slight bearish bias amid the recent sharp price rally that may deter further buying, a trader said.

21/08/2025 (Business Today) - Malaysia’s palm oil industry is unlikely to face significant disruption from US market restrictions, as shipments to the country make up a small fraction of overall exports, the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK).

21/08/2025 (The Borneo Post), Kota Kinabalu - Around 97 percent of oil palm plantation smallholders in Sabah have received Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification, among the highest rates in the country.

22/08/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Coconut oil has stormed out of Asia's kitchens and into the global commodities spotlight, cementing its position as one of the hottest and most premium agricultural commodities.

21/08/2025 (Oils & Fats International) - The Chinese government has announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola seed imports, World Grain wrote.

21/08/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower today, tracking the weakness in soybean oil on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), a trader said.

21/08/2025 (Independent Observer), Jakarta - PT Pertamina (Persero) has made history in Indonesia’s aviation industry by launching its first-ever flight powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) made from Used Cooking Oil (UCO). The milestone event took place at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, on August 20.

21/08/2025 (Bernama) - According to the KPK, the main factor contributing to this is the specific characteristics and functions of Malaysian palm oil which has been certified sustainable through the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification, making it difficult to replace with other oils in the global market.

21/08/2025 (Free Malaysia Today), Kuala Lumpur - A recent national survey commissioned by Pertubuhan Transformasi Dayak found that 37% of Malaysians believe palm oil causes high cholesterol. This finding highlights a widespread misconception that should be clarified through better public health communication and science-based education.

20/08/2025 (Ukr Agro Consult) - India’s palm oil imports from Malaysia surged 16% in July 2025 to 301,000 tonnes, the highest in nine months, even as Malaysia’s palm oil inventories climbed to a 19-month high of 2.11 million tonnes on slower pace of exports, said Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).