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31-01-2024
An historic Powys mansion is set to be heated using vegetable oil.
30/01/2024 (County Times) - Bronllys Hall near Brecon is on a journey to become a sustainable events venue powered by vegetable oil, solar, wind and batteries – in what is believed to be a UK-first.
31-01-2024
Oil, sugar prices cool on PM's duty cut announcement ahead of Ramadan
31/01/2024 (Somoy News) - Mill owners have started releasing goods fearing huge losses when the new tariffs come into effect. The prices of edible oil, sugar and chickpeas have dropped by Tk 50 to Tk 100 per maund (37.32kg) in just one day.
31-01-2024
Palm oil extends losses to third session on weaker rival oils
31/01/2024 (Business Recorder), Singapore - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Wednesday tracking weaker rival edible oils, although a muted ringgit and strong economic growth forecast for top importer India capped losses.
30-01-2024
MPOC: UK advisory group says Malaysian palm oil is sustainable
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Malaysian palm oil is sustainable, and its zero-tariff rate would be beneficial, according to the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC), an expert advisory group to the United Kingdom (UK) government.
30-01-2024
Malaysian Oil Palm Green Conservation Foundation: Achieving coexistence with wild elephants in Johor (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Over the past 30 years, the wild elephant population in Johor has been severely affected by deforestation for agriculture and plantation expansion.
30-01-2024
Palm oil snaps three-day winning streak on weak rival oils, profit taking
SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil futures snapped a three-day rally on Monday, due to weakness in rival oils and on profit taking.
30-01-2024
Funds continue cultivating massive CBOT grain, oilseed short
NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Speculators have built their most bearish-ever January view across U.S. grains and oilseeds, and the collective net short is among the largest on record, driven by further selling in soybeans and meal last week.
29-01-2024
Palm oil futures drop 1pc on weak rival edible oils
29/01/2024 (New Straits Times), Singapore - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Monday, as traders gauged weakness in rival edible oils, although higher crude prices limited losses.
29-01-2024
PFA fines 1100 eateries for unhygienic cooking practices
29/01/2024 (The Nation, Pakistan), Islamabad - In a recent extensive operation spanning the entire province, the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has taken decisive action against the use of substandard cooking oil, issuing warning notices to 4,000 food points and imposing hefty fines on 1,100 outlets.
29-01-2024
CPO futures to trade rangebound next week as profit-taking activities expected
28/01/2024 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade rangebound next week with the possibility of profit-taking activities after the recent rally.
29-01-2024
East Kalimantan Declares Support for National Palm Oil Industry Downstreaming Program
28/01/2024 (Tempo.co), East Kalimantan - The East Kalimantan provincial government declared that they fully support the downstreaming program of the national palm oil industry that aims to make the palm oil plantation sector as one of the mainstays of the Indonesian economy.
26-01-2024
Securing rights for plantation workers
26/01/2024 (The Star Online) - BUILDING a better life for family was Panji’s main source of motivation to work tirelessly, even if it meant doing hard labour.He noticed that friends and relatives who had migrated to work in Malaysia could afford to build comfortable houses for their families and provide proper education for their children.