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05-11-2020
Budget 2021: Nigeria’s proposed funding for oil palm research highest in 10 years
Nigeria’s oil palm research will receive its biggest funding in 10 years if the 2021 budget is passed into law, an analysis of federal budgets since 2010 has shown.
05-11-2020
US biodiesel production capacity fell slightly in 2019
Annual US biodiesel production capacity decreased by 2%, or 49 million gallons, between January last year and the start of this year, according to the latest figures.
05-11-2020
Can CPTPP offer new impetus for growth? — Tricia Yeoh
Having successfully flattened the Covid-19 curve, it is time for Malaysia to begin focusing on longer-term recovery policies.
04-11-2020
Indonesian palm market factoring $120/mt export levy into CPO offers
Sellers of Indonesian crude palm oil have started factoring in an export levy of $120/mt, though an official announcement has not yet been made, sources said Nov. 3.
04-11-2020
Agribusiness positive on crude palm oil prices for now, rally to ease in 1H21: analysts
Agribusiness players are generally positive on crude palm oil (CPO) prices for the remainder of the year with the current rally set to ease with improved supply in 1H21F, note CGS-CIMB analysts Ivy Ng and Nagulan Ravi in an Oct 29 note.
04-11-2020
VEGOILS-Palm oil gains 2% on higher rival oils, tight supply
Malaysian palm oil futures rose 2% and were set to snap a four-session decline on Tuesday, tracking higher rival edible oils and as estimates of higher exports and lower output in October stoked supply worries.
04-11-2020
Crude palm oil futures touch fresh record high of Rs 838.90 per 10 kg
Crude palm oil futures trade firm at Rs 837.50 per 10 kg on November 3 to touch a new lifetime high as participants widened their position as seen by the open interest. Malaysian palm oil futures gained 3.19 percent to trade at 3,070 Ringgits on Bursa Malaysia Bhd
04-11-2020
Vitamin E from palm oil useful in boosting immune response based on studies on liver cells
Palm oil contains abundant quantities of vitamin E compounds, which include tocopherols and tocotrienols
04-11-2020
Report: Soy, cattle industries trail palm oil, timber on deforestation risk
The focus on deforestation today has been on timber and palm oil despite the fact that cattle has been one of its major drivers between 2005 and 2015,†said Ling Sin Fai Lam, lead analyst at CDP and one of the authors of the report
04-11-2020
Iran-EAEU FTA taskforce holds online meeting
Speaking in this videoconference meeting, the officials mentioned the increase in trade exchanges between Iran and EAEU since the implementation of the FTA despite the coronavirus outbreak, saying it is an indication of their trade capacities.
04-11-2020
China Pakistan FTA: The export conundrum
he free trade agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and China has revealed trade figures that are tilted in favor of China. Although the severity of the trade surplus signifies this direction, the criticism of the FTA based on the trade balance itself is unjustified.
04-11-2020
Searching for value in the Japan–UK trade agreement
the United Kingdom has taken the first step in its post-Brexit free trade agreement (FTA) agenda by signing the Japan–UK Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on 23 October.