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09-03-2021
Plantation associations appeal to govt on foreign worker, taxation, market access issues
Oil palm plantation industry associations have appealed to the government on three issues: foreign workers, taxation and market access.
09-03-2021
Swiss voters narrowly back palm oil deal with Indonesia
The proposal narrowly gained approval with 51.7 percent support in a nationwide referendum, AFP reported. Voters also backed a ban on full face coverings in public places, which would include Islamic full-face veils or burqa.
09-03-2021
CPO prices pierce RM4,000 for third time this year
Crude palm oil (CPO) futures extended their gains today on the back of higher crude oil and soybean oil futures prices.
09-03-2021
India, Bangladesh decide to move forward on feasibility study for comprehensive FTA
India, Bangladesh decide to move forward on feasibility study for comprehensive FTA
08-03-2021
HLIB maintains ‘Neutral’ on plantation sector
The research house keeps its CPO price assumption of RM2,700 per metric tonne (MT) for 2020 to 2022, with the anticipation that CPO price will likely soften from the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) onwards due to better supply of major edible oils.
08-03-2021
CEPA the missing link to deeper Indo-Bangladesh trade ties
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEPA) with India is crucial to Bangladesh retaining its trade benefits upon graduation from the least-developed country bracket, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday
08-03-2021
Organisation trains youth in oil palm entrepreneurship
One hundred and one (101) learners have graduated from the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies (UCAES) at Bunso in the Eastern Region, after a 10-week competency-based training in oil palm.
08-03-2021
Palm oil row fuels Swiss vote on Indonesia trade deal
Switzerland votes Sunday on a free trade deal with Indonesia but the agreement, which opens up a vast potential market, could slip up over the issue of palm oil imports
08-03-2021
China Jan-Feb crude oil imports climb 4% on solid fuel demand
China's crude oil imports for the first two months of 2021 reached 89.57 million tonnes, up 4.1% from a year ago and up 9.5% from the same period in 2019, bolstered by solid fuel demand and expanded refining capacity in the country.
08-03-2021
Swiss free trade deal with Indonesia narrowly survives referendum
Palm oil was at the heart of the referendum on the free trade agreement between Switzerland and Indonesia.
08-03-2021
Pertamina aims to start green refinery operations by end-2021
Indonesia's state energy company PT Pertamina said on Saturday it plans to start production at its Cilacap green refinery by the end of this year to make oil products such as diesel and jet fuel, entirely out of palm oil.
05-03-2021
Palm oil associations laud higher cess payment for mechanisation and automation
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Palm oil associations have lauded the government’s move to increase cess payment to fund investment in mechanisation and automation.