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23/03/2025 (Financial Express) - Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are likely to implement further price hikes in the coming weeks, particularly for products that rely heavily on palm oil. Despite a recent cooling in the prices of key commodities like coffee, palm oil continues to remain expensive, adding to cost pressures for manufacturers.

23/03/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Opinions are divided on the outlook for the crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract next week, with the ongoing trade war and weaker output forecast being cited to support the differing views.

22/03/2025 (Timesbull) - Pressure has been seen in the international market for palm oil, which has fallen by 4%. The prices of soya and sunflower oil have also dropped by 1%, while mustard oil prices are rising. Palm oil has fallen by 4% in Malaysia over the past week, and soya and sunflower oil prices have also slipped by 1% during the same period. Among all edible oils, only mustard oil prices are increasing. Mustard oil has risen by 4% in the past week. Looking at the movement of edible oils, palm oil prices have decreased by 4%, soya by 1%, sunflower oil by 1%, and mustard oil prices have increased by 4%.

Malaysian palm oil futures closed up for the second straight session on Thursday, supported by the strength in Dalian’s market and the released surveyors’ export data

Harga minyak sawit mentah (Crude Palm Oil/CPO) naik pada perdagangan kemarin. Harga pun genap naik 2 hari beruntun.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday agreed to further strengthen the bilateral economic partnership through structured engagements and swift execution of joint projects

Indonesia expects its B40 biodiesel programme will reach full implementation shortly after delays at the start of the year

Malaysian palm oil futures closed up for the second straight session on Thursday, supported by the strength in Dalian’s market and the released surveyors’ export data

Malaysian palm oil closed up on Wednesday after Indonesia’s reaffirmation to raise its palm oil export levy, although Malaysia’s weaker production data has capped gains

A recent report by Cardinal Stone Research highlights a rise in global CPO supply to 79.5 million metric tons (MMt) in 2024/25, up from 76.2 MMt in 2023/24, largely driven by favorable weather conditions

The crude palm oil (CPO)futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mostly higher on Thursday, tracking expectations of lower output incoming weeks due to the current flood situation in Johor, said palm oil trader David Ng.

18/03/2025 (Fastmarkets) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports during March 1-15 totalled 381,790 tonnes compared with 422,425 tonnes the preceding month due to lower purchases from key destination markets, according to figures from cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services (ITS).The figure excludes shipments of soft oils, coconut oils and used cooking oil (UCO), with the volume down by 10%, or 40,635 tonnes, from the February 1-5 period.