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The world’s second largest palm oil producer Malaysia has estimated its total palm oil export value this year at 65-70 billion ringgit ($15.24 billion-$16.41 billion), the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry said.

Various efforts to revive the economy that is immersed in a crisis are being carried out by the Indonesian government in this ‘new normal’ era. One of those efforts is to complete the delayed 10th round of negotiations between the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA).

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said the near self-sufficiency achieved in pulses production needs to be replicated in oilseeds as well so that the country can reduce import of edible oils.

Dengan meningkatnya serapan sawit dalam negeri, hal itu diharapkan bisa berdampak terhadap harga jual sawit dan tandan buah segar (TBS) petani. PT Pertamina (Persero) mulai memproduksi green diesel atau D100 yang merupakan hasil pengolahan minyak kelapa sawit Refined, Bleached and Deodorized Palm Oil (RBDPO) 100%. Langkah ini disambut baik Asosiasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (Apkasindo). Ketua Umum Apkasindo, Gulat ME Manurung memperkirakan penyerapan crude palm oil (CPO) dari program tersebut dapat mencapai 30 juta ton per tahun. Angka ini didapat seiring rencana Pertamina memproduksi D100 sebanyak 1.000 barel per hari.

Roma, Italia – Suatu Perwakilan Indonesia di luar negeri dapat menaungi beberapa negara sekaligus dalam wilayah kerjanya. Perwakilan Indonesia seperti itu harus memberikan usaha lebih untuk mengembangkan hubungan Indonesia di beberapa negara sekaligus. KBRI Roma merupakan Perwakilan Indonesia di Italia yang wilayah kerjanya merangkap Malta, Siprus, San Marino serta beberapa organisasi internasional.

Harga komoditas kelapa sawit di Sumatra Selatan berangsur naik seiring meningkatnya permintaan pasar ekspor dari sejumlah negara tujuan.

The federal government has taken several measures to ease the burden of farmers affected by the falling prices of commodities, a federal minister said yesterday.

In today’s fragmented world, the power of any aspiring global player depends on the number and quality of its bilateral and multilateral relationships. In which partner should India invest? The European Union (EU) is one.

While retail consumption in India is on the rise and is expected to inch up further in the coming festive season, it is the hotel, restaurant and café (HoReCa) sector that holds the key for palm oil demand, according to a Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) official.

Indonesia hopes to conclude negotiations for a trade agreement with the European Union next year to bolster the country’s economic recovery after the pandemic, but policies on palm oil remain a major sticking point.

India's soybean production is set to jump by at least 15% in 2020 from a year earlier as farmers are increasing the oilseed's acreage due to timely arrival of monsoon rains and as New Delhi raised the minimum buying price.

Indonesia's state oil company PT Pertamina produced its first successful batch of biodiesel made up of 100% palm oil (D100) in its Dumai refinery last week and is set to produce 1,000 barrels per day (bpd), the company said on Wednesday.