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28-03-2022
VEGOILS-Palm posts weekly gain of 7% amid tight supplies
25/03/2022 (Nasdaq) - Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded on Friday from a selloff in the previous session, amid tight near-term supplies that helped the contract post a weekly gain of about 7%.
25-03-2022
Malaysia to continue pushing for biodiesel despite rising palm oil prices
In Malaysia, Antara news agency reports the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources estimates biodiesel’s contribution to the national economy reached $4 billion in 2021, so it will continue to support the blending mandate despite rising palm oil prices.
25-03-2022
Oil palm sector works on strategies to ensure DAKN 2030 a success
The country's oil palm industry is set to accelerate growth with the recent launch of the National Agricommodity Policy 2021-2030 (DAKN 2030).
25-03-2022
Zuraida: Malaysia remains committed to implementing nationwide adoption of B20 palm biodiesel
KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said that Malaysia remains committed to implementing nationwide adoption of the B20 palm oil biofuel programme despite current high crude palm oil prices.
25-03-2022
CPO futures snap gains to end lower on profit taking
KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Thursday after profit-taking activities trimmed earlier gains, a dealer said.
25-03-2022
India's purchases of Russian sunflower oil pick up in March amid Ukraine's absence
Indian vegetable oil buyers are set to receive about 30,000-40,000 mt of Russian-origin sunflower oil in March with shipments from largest supplier Ukraine still stuck at ports due to the war, traders told S&P Global Commodity Insights March 23.
25-03-2022
GRAINS-Soybeans ease after rally as demand, Ukraine war weighed
PARIS/SINGAPORE, March 24 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures eased on Thursday after a three-day rally fuelled by exports, as investors awaited developments in Russia's month-old invasion of Ukraine.
25-03-2022
Sunflower oil price up $400-450 owing to Ukraine war; dependence on imports to remain: Ruchi Soya
Edible oil prices have surged 70 percent year-on-year and about 20-30 percent month-on-month since the start of the Ukraine war. This is because India imports 60 percent of its edible oil requirement which is about 13 million tonne. Russia and Ukraine together account for 60 percent of sunflower oil production and exports and hence supply shortage has spurred the prices further.
25-03-2022
Palm oil tumbles as crude prices fall
JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Thursday after oil prices fell, making palm a less attractive option for the biodiesel feedstock, while investors monitored developments from meetings in Europe on the war in Ukraine.
24-03-2022
As global palm oil prices rise, cooking oil stock runs low in Indonesia’s retail outlets
Jakarta - Indonesia has been hit by an increase in cooking oil price and scarcity across the archipelago for the past few months, prompting President Joko Widodo and other officials to step in.
24-03-2022
Curb oil palm loss and theft with AgriTech
Recently, the prices of palm oil fresh fruit bunches (FFB) have been at an all-time high – With the increase in oil palm fresh fruit prices, plantations are at risk of losing output whether it is due to pilferage, uncollected crops, or lack of data that is useful for daily monitoring.
24-03-2022
NTU Singapore researchers create palm oil alternative from microalgae
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has produced and extracted plant-based oils from a type of common microalgae. Since the oils produced from the microalgae are edible and have superior properties as those found in palm oil, the newly discovered method would serve as a healthier and greener alternative to palm oil.