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MUAR, Aug 9 — The palm oil price which stands at RM2,800 per tonne currently provides opportunities for the industry and oil palm planters to generate higher revenue from the sale of their products.

AS we enter the peak production period for oil palm in September, lasting till December, the industry is grappling with the issue of an acute labour shortage.

KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is likely to trade in a yo-yo mode next week amid profit-taking, after trading in an upbeat momentum over the past week, said a dealer.

KUCHING: Analysts anticipate an uptake in crude palm oil (CPO) sales in the future, spurred by Malaysia’s suspension of export tax for CPO in Malaysia from June until year-end which improved the competitiveness of Malaysia’s palm oil against Indonesia’s.

SYDNEY, Aug 10 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Monday, rebounding from a six-week low touched in the previous session, though gains were checked by expectations of ample global supplies.

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.