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A total of 88.1% or 5.1 million hectares out of 5.9 million hectares under oil palm cultivation in the country have obtained the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as at Nov 19, according to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC).

Arguing against the phasing out of palm oil, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi urged the European Union (EU) to give fair treatment to the commodity during the 23rd ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting, held online on Tuesday.

The Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM) disagrees with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board's (MPOB) plan to impose an additional RM5 cess per tonne during these trying times.

Opposition MP Hanipa Maidin claims that changing the Malaysian palm oil campaign’s slogan to “Palm oil is God’s gift” may have a detrimental impact on the country

The Malaysian Estate Owners' Association (MEOA) is calling for taxes it deems to be unfair levied on the oil palm industry to be suspended or abolished.

Palm oil prices will continue to rise in the first half of 2021 as global supply squeezed by a La Nina weather pattern is set to remain tight, the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) said on Tuesday.

Heavy container congestion at Chinese and European ports has closed the used cooking oil (UCO) flexitank arbitrage on this trade route, with no reprieve on the horizon until next year's first quarter.

The Indonesian government has announced the export duty on Crude Palm Oil in December will be raised to $33/mt from $3/mt Nov. 30, after the December reference price of CPO exports was calculated at $870.77/mt, up from $782.03/mt in November.

Since the formation of Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA), 12 years ago on December 11, 2008, the association has grown and transformed into a premier plantation organisation in Sarawak as well as in Malaysia.

Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Monday, tracking weakness in rival edible oils on the Dalian Commodity Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). The benchmark palm oil contract for February delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange declined 27 ringgit, or more than 0.8%, to 3,295 ringgit a tonne

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was finally signed two weeks ago, after eight long years involving 31 negotiating rounds and eight ministerial sessions.

Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil maker, produced 7.20 million kilolitres (KL) of biodiesel made from palm oil in the January to October period, an industry group said in a statement on Monday.