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23-07-2019
Palm oil set for bull run after Indonesia supply plateau nears
JAKARTA: A palm oil bull run could begin with Indonesia's production decelerating, even before palm oil output plateaus by 2021.
23-07-2019
Multi-crop farming for sustainable oil palm plantations
Multi-crop farming within oil palm plantations could improve the health of the soil, bring back wildlife and increase income for farm owners, says Wild Asia co-founder Reza Azmi.
23-07-2019
Palm oil gains on stronger overnight US soyoil, India import outlook
India's edible oil imports are likely to rise 7.3% in 2019/20 to a record high as scanty monsoon rains are expected to curtail yields of summer-sown oilseeds such as soybeans and groundnut.
23-07-2019
Palm oil ban — EU saving its skin and the bloating subsidy
THE European Union’s (EU) action to ban palm oil can boost the prices and consumption of its own vegetable oils, saving millions in subsidy payments to farmers under the bloc’s strict but unfair agricultural protection framework.
23-07-2019
RM1t exports achievable with palm oil, LNG shipments
PALM oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments are expected to be the prime movers that will enable the country’s exports to reach the RM1 trillion target that has been set by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
23-07-2019
NCR recognition part of MSPO standard, environmental group told
Recognition for native customary land rights (NCR) is a mandatory component for palm oil plantations complying with Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) standards, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.
23-07-2019
Small, mid-cap plantation players weighed down by debt, low prices
THE low crude palm oil (CPO) price and Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) requirement could see an uptick in merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in the plantation industry as some players seek an exit.
22-07-2019
Listen to Dr M and cut out the internal bickering
Divided we stand, united we fall. So runs the opening line of the fictional but realistic novel Romance of Three Kingdoms in China.
22-07-2019
Palm oil falls on weaker demand outlook
Malaysian palm oil futures ended the trading day in negative territory, pressured by expected slower demand, but remained up on the week. The benchmark palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 0.6% at 1,972 ringgit ($479.57) by the close, with the weekly gain standing at 1.4%. "The market was weighed by expectations of weaker exports," said one Kuala Lumpur-based futures trader, referring to Malaysian palm oil export data from cargo surveyors for July 1-20.
22-07-2019
Export of refined palm oil soars
At a time when the country’s ballooning trade deficit has been generating concerns from all corners, trade of refined palm oil has shown the potential of importing raw materials and exporting it with value addition.
22-07-2019
Brazil soybeans lose protein, China sales at risk
The protein content in Brazilian soybeans fell for the first time in four harvests in 2018, according to preliminary government data, a development that has already cost Brazilian companies business with top buyer China.
22-07-2019
US sanctions overshadowing Iran-Brazil trade ties: Report
As reported in addition to Iranian vessels, Bavand and Termeh, now stand three of Iran’s bulk carriers, Daryabar, Delruba and Ganj, left with no fuel at the Brazilian ports