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11-03-2020
Crude oil’s crash jeopardises Asia’s cleaner fuel ambitions
Shockwaves from the oil price crash have hammered Asia’s biofuels industry, upending optimism over its future.
10-03-2020
Oil’s Epic Crash Reminds Farmers They’re Also Energy Traders
Oil’s nosedive is sending farmers a stark reminder: they also need to be energy traders.
10-03-2020
Local palm oil players to keep an eye on new ministry's policy move
Local palm oil market players will keep an eye on the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry's move on key policies that have been supporting the industry following the appointment of Datuk Dr Khairuddin Aman Razali as the minister today.
10-03-2020
Harga sawit susut hampir 10 peratus, RM2,274satu tan
Harga harian minyak sawit susut hampir 10 peratus kepada paras terendah sejak Oktober susulan kejatuhan minyak mentah dan kecelaruan dalam pasaran kewangan.
10-03-2020
Corn, soybeans, wheat drop about 2% as global markets recoil
Chicago corn and soybean futures slid 2% on Monday, both extending losses into a third session, as concerns over the economic fallout from the fast-spreading coronavirus dragged down equities and commodities.
10-03-2020
Malaysian palm oil drops 5 percent
Malaysian palm oil futures ended 5% down on Monday, as crude oil prices crashed after Saudi Arabia slashed its official rates in a market rattled by the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
10-03-2020
Indonesia Negara Pertama di DuniaPenggunaBahan Bakar B30
Penggunaan bahan bakar B30 (campuran biodiesel 30 persen pada bahan bakar solar) telah di implementasikan sejak awal 2020.
09-03-2020
Covid-19 softens manufacturing
Palm oil shipment to India plunged by -85.3 per cent year-on-year but the drop in palm oil demand from India was partially taken up by Pakistan, up 111.8 per cent year-on-year.
09-03-2020
Settlers turn to high-yield crop
Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) has turned to the likes of roselle, pineapple, banana, figs and jackfruits to help generate an extra income of between RM300 and RM1,000 a month for its settlers.
09-03-2020
Tankers: Edible Oil Trades Even More Important in Today’s Market
Being willing and able to switch between petroleum and edible oil trades will become an ever more prudent business strategy among tanker owners said Gibson in its latest weekly report, pointing out that a flexible strategy could go a long way, towards securing a company’s profitability.
09-03-2020
Ghee, cooking oil industry fleecing masses
Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday asked the government to take note of exploitation by some industrialists in the edible oil sector and take action to provide relief to the masses facing runaway inflation.
09-03-2020
Palm oil drops
Malaysian palm oil futures fell nearly 3 per cent on Friday, snapping a four-day rally, dragged by weaker rival oils and higher production forecast, though the market marked weekly gain on hopes of demand improving ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramazan.