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01/04/2026 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Wednesday, reversing course after four straight sessions of gains, despite Indonesia’s plans to go ahead with the rollout of its B50 biodiesel blending plan.

01/04/2026 (Business Today) - RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB Research) maintained a NEUTRAL call on the plantation sector while adopting a tactically positive trading stance, highlighting top picks including Johor Plantations Group, Sarawak Oil Palms, IOI Corp, PP London Sumatra Indonesia, SD Guthrie and First Resources.

01/04/2026 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - United Malacca Bhd is set to benefit from rising crude palm oil (CPO) prices, supported by strong growth in fresh fruit bunch (FFB) output, according to CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.

01/04/2026 (Bloomberg) - India, the world’s largest buyer of vegetable oils, is slashing imports as the war in Iran drives up prices and sparks fuel shortages that are choking demand across the country’s vast food-service industry.

01/04/2026 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - The plantation sector is well poised to be a net gainer as the current surge in energy prices supports more elevated crude palm oil (CPO) prices, with little impact on its food and biofuel-driven demand, say analysts.

31/03/2026 (Business Recorder), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains for a fourth straight session on Tuesday, driven by short covering and robust March export data, to post their biggest monthly gain in four years.

31/03/2026 (Food Engineering) - Cargill is expanding its edible oil plant in Port Klang, Malaysia with a new specialty fats production line.

31/03/2026 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - A roll-out of the long-delayed B50 biodiesel mandate in Indonesia this year will be positive for palm oil prices and producers, analysts said.

31/03/2026 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO)futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher, reversing earlier losses amid stronger crude oil and soybean oil prices, a trader said. Iceberg X Sdn Bhd proprietary trader David Ng said that recent strong export performance also lifted market sentiment today.

31/03/2026 (Business Recorder), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Tuesday, after rising for three straight sessions, tracking weaker rival oils, but the contract remained on track for its biggest monthly gain in four years.

30/03/2026 (Ukr Agro Consult) - Palm oil prices rose amid strong crude and soybean oil prices amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, says David Ng, a Kuala Lumpur-based trader at Iceberg X. Ng believes prices could find support above 4,580 ringgit per tonne and face resistance at 4,700 ringgit per tonne. The June delivery contract on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives exchange rose 47 ringgit to 4,630 ringgit per tonne.

30/03/2026 (Futubull) - On Monday (March 30),during the evening trading session in Beijing time, Malaysian palm oil futures extended their strong performance, marking the third consecutive trading day of gains. The market’s trading logic clearly points to two key drivers: the strength in Chicago soybean oil and international crude oil prices, as well as better-than-expected export data that has boosted market sentiment. Currently, professional traders are focusing on the interplay between structural changes in fundamentals and short-term external risk premiums.