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The Primary Industries Ministry is hoping to work with the Education Ministry to introduce knowledge about palm oil into school textbooks, says Teresa Kok.

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade range-bound at between RM1,900 and RM1,920 a tonne next week, amid uncertainty in the global economy.

India has imposed a 7.5% import duty on palm stearin, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her first federal budget speech on Friday, as the world's biggest edible oil importer tries to boost local refining.

SEPANG: Malaysia will continue to intensify its efforts in convincing the world that its palm oil industry is sustainable, says Teresa Kok.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second consecutive session on Thursday evening due to a firmer ringgit and concerns over the longer term outlook for production and exports.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s exports rose by 2.5% to RM84.15bil, the highest export value ever for the month of May, exceeding a Bloomberg survey of a 2.2% increase, aided by an increase in crude palm oil (CPO) exports, according to the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).

SEPANG: Malaysia will continue to intensify its efforts in convincing the world that its palm oil industry is sustainable, says Teresa Kok.

MALAYSIA is one of the largest producers and exporters of palm oil in the world with a planted area of 5.85 million hectares producing more than 19.51 million tonnes of palm oil (as of 2018).

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) expert has slammed the European Commission for a recent regulation labelling palm oil as unsustainable.

SEPANG: Malaysia palm oil delegation will head to Europe in November to meet the new European commissioners and parliamentarians for a fresh round of lobbying, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.

KUCHING, July 3 — Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah today dismissed claims by anti-palm oil campaigners that orangutans have been killed or completely deprived of their natural habitat, particularly in Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures charted a decline on Wednesday evening after two sessions of gains, falling over 1% tracking overnight weakness in crude oil and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyoil.