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After refined palm oil, the government is looking to further step up the heat on Malaysia with a plan to restrict the import of microprocessors amid indications that the trade dispute is unlikely to be sorted out soon as the Southeast Asian nation continues to rile India over Kashmir and the Citizenship (Amendment Act), reports Times of India.

Palm oil stockpiles in Indonesia probably dropped to the lowest in eight months in December after dry weather curbed production in the world’s largest grower.

The Malaysian Minister for Primary Industries Teresa KokSuhSim said that in Pakistan the demand for palm oil has increased at a rate of 4.5% every year for the past seven years.

The next big challenge for palm oil growers is to go beyond curbing deforestation and look at how they can slash planet-warming emissions throughout their supply chains, the outgoing head of the industry’s watchdog said on Tuesday.

INDIA had issued a notification on Jan 8 placing imports of “refined bleached deodorised palm oil” under its “restricted” list.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he will be firm in speaking out against India despite the country boycotting Malaysian palm oil.

Malaysian palm oil futures fell by their most in eight months on Tuesday after the country's prime minister defended his criticism of India even as it halted palm oil imports from the world's second-largest producer following a diplomatic spat.

At this point is probably more expedient to list all the things you can’t make out of coffee or its byproducts.

The government should cap import of refined palm oil and palmolein at a maximum of 50,000 tonnes per month in order to protect local refiners and oilseed growers, edible oil industry body SEA said on Tuesday.

Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Tuesday, underpinned by optimism on the imminent signing of a Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China, with Singapore leading gains lifted by the industrial sector.

In Sabah, your chances of seeing wild orangutans are high — and that's a result of palm oil deforestation.

The Energy Ministry plans to set up regulations for a B100 derivatives exchange in the country's commodity market to reduce fluctuation of palm oil prices.