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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures took a breather on Monday after a four-day rally, falling more than 2% on profit-taking despite strong Dalian oils and supply concerns.

MALAYSIA stands a chance to be fairly judged on its intended lawsuit against the European Union’s (EU) biofuel policies at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after the dispute body agreed to proceed with Indonesia’s similar legal action.

Hyderabad: Telangana is poised to become one of the largest cultivators for oil palm cultivation in the country due to availability of fertile land and favorable conditions for growing this crop on a large scale, said Sanjay Goenka, MD & CEO of 3F Oil Palm Pvt Ltd

India’s Edible Oils Inventories till end of August 2020 were running nearly 16% lower than August 2019 and were almost unchanged in comparison to the previous month. Vegetable oil inventory in the country had reached historic lows after March as imported halted altogether when India had announced a complete lockdown. Though the off-take of vegetable oils edible oils has been adversely affected this year, due to the Pandemic subdued, but domestic demand started improving slowly as the lockdown restrictions eased, trade between state/country borders resumed. As a result, consumption of edible oils improved significantly.

InfoSAWIT, TOKYO – Mewakili Pemerintah Indonesia, KBRI Tokyo menyampaikan komitmen Indonesia menerapkan praktik berkelanjutan pada sektor kelapa sawit dan produk turunannya. Paparan tersebut disampaikan pada Working Group on Biomass Sustainability yang diselenggarakan oleh Jepang pada Kamis (17/09/2020) lalu.

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SYDNEY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures edged lower for the first time in four sessions on Monday, though strong demand from world's top buyer China kept prices near a two-year high.

Boustead Plantations Bhd will retain its 9,457 workforce across its operations, despite the ongoing Covid-19 crisis that has severely impacted its harvesting and production of fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) and crude palm oil (CPO).

The Trade Negotiations Department looks set to conclude the overall study of the long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU and send the report to the commerce minister for consideration this month or early next.

Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains and ended over 1% higher on Tuesday, tracking strength in crude and rival oil prices, while higher exports in the first half of this month also aided sentiment

Futures contracts of SOYBEAN and MUSTARD fell, while those of REFINED SOYOIL and CRUDE PALM OIL edged higher on domestic exchanges today.

Prisoners are expected to be put to work on Malaysia’s giant palm oil plantations to make up for an acute labour shortage heightened by the coronavirus pandemic