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03/06/2026 (Utusan Malaysia), Jambi - In a landmark achievement, a total of 2,266 independent smallholders from three farmer groups in Jambi Province have officially received Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification, covering a total land area of 4,171.62 hectares. This dual certification is the first of its kind at this scale and represents a multi-stakeholder effort, successfully tackling long-standing challenges, including land legality, institutional capacity, and access to global sustainability standards.

03/06/2026 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures climbed more than one per cent on Wednesday as trading resumed after a long holiday weekend, buoyed by stronger Chicago soyoil although profit-taking tempered the upside.

02/06/2026 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Indonesia's palm oil exports are soaring as producers keep their fingers crossed that the new one-gate trade regime will not scare away foreign buyers.

02/06/2026 (Jarkarta Globe), Jakarta - Global crude palm oil (CPO) prices could surge to as high as $1,500 per metric ton in the second half of 2026, driven by elevated crude oil prices, Indonesia's planned rollout of B50 biodiesel, and the prospect of El Nino disrupting production in major producing countries, according to industry analysts.

02/06/2026 (Muslim Network), Kuala Lumpur - Indonesia’s move to finalize a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) could sharpen price competition for Malaysian palm oil exports, but analysts say Malaysia is unlikely to lose its competitive edge in the global market, reports Business Times.

02/06/2026 (Antara News), Bengkulu - Indonesia can expect palm oil fresh fruit bunch prices to recover after recent declines in several producing regions, Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Speaker Sultan B. Najamudin said, citing government assurances that market conditions will gradually normalize.

02/06/2026 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd is on track for an output recovery of 715,000 tonnes, supported by a recovery in cropping pattern.

02/06/2026 (Ukr Agro Consult) - Analytical firm Expana has reduced its forecast for rapeseed production in the European Union for the 2026/27 marketing year. The estimate was cut by 300,000 tonnes to 20.3 million tonnes, down from 20.6 million tonnes projected a month earlier.

02/06/2026 (New Straits Times) - I once dragged lobsters, oysters and olive oil into a palm oil article, not because I had lost my way between the estate and the seafood aisle, but because they carried a lesson: reputations are built, polished and narrated.

01/06/2026 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation (MPOGCF) will organise the Biodiversity Forum 2026 (Bio-D Forum 2026) on June 3 and 4 at The Everly, Putrajaya, to promote collaboration in addressing human-wildlife conflicts within oil palm plantation landscapes.

31/06/2026 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Indonesia will officially begin implementing a centralized export system for selected natural resource commodities on June 1 through Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI), a newly established state-owned entity designed to improve trade transparency and prevent revenue leakage from exports.

31/05/2026 (Business Today) - For many years now, palm oil has led the world in the world trade of edible oils. That alone speaks for the enormous popularity of this versatile oil. Sure enough, any disruption in trade flows would negatively impact palm oil trade. The global palm oil industry has always lived at the intersection of agriculture, energy, and geopolitics—but rarely have all three forces tightened simultaneously the way they are now. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid an Iran–U.S. conflict would not just be another distant shock; it would reverberate directly through plantation rows in Malaysia and Indonesia.