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05/05/2025 (Oils & Fats International) - Coconut oil prices are expected to continue rising due to global supply challenges and increased demand, according to latest forecasts by the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) reported by the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

05/05/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - Germany is the largest producer of biodiesel in Europe. According to the latest figures from the Association of the German Biofuels Industry (VDB), a total of around 3.6 million tonnes of biodiesel were produced in Germany in the 2024 calendar year. This corresponds to an increase of 100,000 tonnes year-on-year.

02/05/2025 (Malay Mail), Kota Kinabalu - UK charity, the Whitley Fund for Nature, recognised Malaysian Dr Farina Othman with a 2025 Whitley Award for her work to save the last 300 Bornean elephants in the east coast of Sabah amid shrinking habitat for the world’s smallest elephant.

02/05/2025 (The Sun), Putrajaya - Malaysia is making thorough preparations for official tariff negotiations with the United States, with the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) emphasising the need to protect the interests of the country’s commodities sector, particularly palm oil.

04/05/2025 (Rural Voice) - India, the world’s largest palm oil importer, is accelerating purchases after a sharp decline in prices made the commodity more attractive than soybean oil. The price shift has already supported Malaysian palm oil futures, which had fallen nearly 10% since the beginning of 2025. Dairy News Today has said this in a report.

02/05/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Mumbai - India's palm oil imports in April fell by nearly a quarter from the previous month, marking the fifth consecutive month below normal levels, as the tropical oil's premium over rival soyoil led to higher soyoil purchases, according to five dealers.

30/04/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Wednesday, weighed down by expectations of rising production and subdued export demand that could lift domestic stock levels, said palm oil trader David Ng.

30/04/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - World’s largest palm oil producer Indonesia reported Tuesday that it had attracted investment worth hundreds of millions of American dollars in the first quarter of 2025 to capture more value out of its top commodity.

30/04/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a third straight session on Wednesday, pressured by weaker rival edible oils and crude oil prices.

30/04/2025 (Business Today) - The recent call by Plantation and Commodities Minister, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, urging all palm oil millers to accelerate the development of the biogas industry, is both timely and commendable. With over 170 palm oil mills having installed biogas facilities, Malaysia is indeed progressing on this front. However, if the nation is to fully unlock the climate and energy potential of its palm oil sector, we must not rest on our laurels.

30/04/2025 (UkrAgroConsult) - The price correction has once again made palm oil cheaper than rival soybean oil, prompting buyers to step up purchases. Malaysian palm oil futures have fallen nearly 10% since the start of the year. Crude palm oil is currently trading at $1,050 a tonne for CIF delivery to India, while crude soybean oil is trading at $1,100 a tonne, according to traders. Against this backdrop, India has started to increase its palm oil purchases.

29/04/2025 (The Star Online), Kuantan - Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani has urged palm oil industry players to support the TG2 Black Pellet initiative, a renewable biofuel innovation capable of replacing coal in power generation.