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05/08/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Exports from Indonesia rose sharply in June as exporters raced to get out before U.S. tariffs were imposed and palm oil shipments increased, official data released by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) showed on Friday.

04/08/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Monday, weighed down by concerns over the rising stock and output levels, while weaker Dalian edible oils also pressured prices.

04/08/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports to the United States (US) increased by 51.8% to 93,000 tonnes from January to May 2025, compared to 61,000 tonnes in the same period last year.

04/08/2025 (Business Today Editorial) - Malaysia’s palm oil inventories are projected to rise for a fifth straight month in July, reaching their highest level in nearly two years as output growth outpaces exports, a Reuters survey of traders and analysts showed on Aug 4.

04/08/2025 (Reuters), Mumbai - India’s palm oil imports fell in July because of cancellations in import contracts, while soyoil shipments surged to a 3-year high due to competitive prices and the delivery of delayed shipments from June, according to five dealers.

04/08/2025 (Indonesia Buiness Post) - The Ministry of Trade has confirmed that the European Union has been committed to absorbing locally produced crude palm oil (CPO) as part of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA).

05/08/2025 (Bernama), Melaka - A total of 5.03 million hectares or 89.6 per cent of oil palm plantation area in Malaysia has been certified under the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification scheme up to June 30, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Fong Hin.

05/08/2025 (The Star), Petaling Jaya - Johor Plantations Group Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with YPJ Plantations Sdn Bhd (YPJP) and PIJ Holdings Sdn Bhd (PIJH) to enhance cooperation and drive transformation in Johor’s palm oil sector.

04/08/2025 (Business Today Editorial) - Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) has maintained a NEUTRAL stance on the plantation sector ahead of the second-quarter earnings season, citing the absence of strong near-term catalysts for crude palm oil (CPO) prices. The research house reaffirmed its 2025 and 2026 CPO price assumptions at RM4,200 and RM4,000 per metric tonne respectively, while retaining its top picks as IOI Corp (BUY, target price RM4.12) and SD Guthrie (BUY, target price RM5.15).

03/08/2025 (The Star), Johor Baru - The Federal Government plans to invest approximately RM1.4bil in its palm oil replanting initiative as part of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), according to Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

01/08/2025 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia’s exports rose in June as exporters sought to beat the US tariff deadline and shipments of palm oil and gold jewellery increased, while inflation accelerated in July, official data showed on Friday.

04/08/2025 (Reuters), Pontian, Malaysia - Malaysian farmer Suratmen Mosman faces a dilemma that threatens to sap supply from the world's top palm oil exporters and drive up prices of the vegetable oil essential to billions of consumers worldwide in the next five years.