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16/12/2025 (New Straits Times), Bangi - The export value of palm oil and palm-based products rose 3.7 per cent to RM103.0 billion in the January–November 2025 period, up from RM99.3 billion during the same period last year.

15/12/2025 (The Star) - ON Dec 3 2025, during the debate on the Rang Undang-Undang Perbekalan 2026 (Supply Bill 2026) or Budget 2026, Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew reminded the nation of a truth too easily forgotten in air-conditioned rooms and digital spreadsheets: palm oil is not a resource extracted from the earth; it is a crop earned through labour, discipline and sweat.

15/12/2025 (The Star), Petaling Jaya - Malaysia’s palm oil inventories are expected to stay elevated in the near term amid softer exports and seasonal production trends.

14/12/2025 (New Straits Times), Machang - Felcra Bhd will fully cooperate with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission should an investigation be conducted into the agency's acquisition of oil palm plantations in Kelantan and Sabah.

14/12/2025 (Reuters), Jakarta - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday, pressured by a stronger ringgit and tracking weakness in rival Dalian edible oils, and booked their first weekly loss in three.

09/12/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Palm oil prices continued to weaken on Monday, with the benchmark contract falling to 4,064 ringgit ($986.65) per tonne on Tuesday, down 0.73 percent from the previous day, according to CFD market data. Prices have slipped 1.14 percent over the past month and are now 17.98 percent lower than a year earlier.

09/12/2025 (Focus Malaysia) - THE sector’s quarter three 2025 (3Q25) earnings were largely above expectations. RHB expects net profit to moderate quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in 4Q25, from lower crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel (PK) prices, as well as lower QoQ output in Malaysia, albeit offset by higher QoQ output in Indonesia.

09/12/2025 (Ukr Agro Consult) - Malaysian palm oil futures closed down on Monday, weighed down by weakness in rival Dalian and Chicago soyoil prices due to concerns about the slow pace of Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans.

10/12/2025 (Business Recorder), Jakarta - Malaysian palm oil futures reversed early losses to close higher on Tuesday, supported by bargain buying and as the Dalian market pared losses slightly.

09/12/2025 (Independent) - Scientists have developed a way to turn cooking oil waste discarded by restaurants into recyclable plastic and a superglue strong enough to tow a car.

09/12/2025 (Orgeniser) - The central government has intensified efforts to achieve long-term edible oil self-reliance with notable progress reported under the National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO). The mission, which spans oil palm and oilseed development, is emerging as a critical pillar in India’s strategy to reduce its heavy reliance on imports and boost domestic production through scientific interventions, policy support, and expanded cultivation.

10/12/2025 (Biodiesel Magazine) - The USDA maintained its outlook for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Dec. 9. The estimate for 2024-’25 soybean oil use in biofuel production was revised down.