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Demand for Brazilian soybeans is so strong that the world’s biggest producer is on track to import a record amount of the oilseed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 - Malaysian palm oil futures firmed on Thursday, lifted by expectations of a plunge in July stockpiles and output, although gains were capped by worries over weak export demand in August.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) through the Malaysian Palm Oil Board is collaborating with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to develop the latest machinery and technology for the oil palm plantation sector.

KUCHING: Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) recorded another success by collaborating with True Trichoderma Technology Sdn Bhd to commercialise Trichoderma 159c endophytic fungal technology, which acts as a biological control agent against palm basal stem rot disease. Trichoderma 159c is commercialised under the trade name “TrichoShield”.

KUALA LUMPUR: Jangkaan peningkatan permintaan minyak sawit dari India serta tinjauan pengeluaran yang rendah di Indonesia dan Malaysia menyokong harga minyak sawit mentah (MSM) yang tinggi ketika ini, kata penganalisis.

THE government through the Ministry of Agriculture plans to increase the production of edible oil from different oil seed crops, particularly sunflower and palm oil to meet the current edible oil demand in the next five years.

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA - China diyakini siap membeli lebih banyak minyak sawit atau crude palm oil (CPO) di sisa tahun ini yang dapat menopang permintaan global dan mendukung komoditas itu melanjutkan tren bullish.

SYDNEY, Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures ticked up on Thursday, although they were not far from a three-week low hit in the previous session as forecasts for rain across a key growing region pressured prices.

The Secretariat of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) is asking American food company Kraft Heinz Company to withdraw its misguided negative campaign on palm oil and “palm oil-free” claims and discriminatory messages on the company’s products.

The government has rekindled plans to escalate Indonesia’s biodiesel program after a five-month hiatus caused by weak palm oil prices and the unfolding global health crisis

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, at its core, aims to liberalise both tariff and non-tariff barriers on key exports of both sides over a period of 10 years.

Oil prices gained on Wednesday after data showed a hefty drop in U.S. crude stockpile