Archived News
26-03-2019
Indonesia pushes palm companies to take legal action against the EU
Indonesia's government said on Monday it will encourage the country's palm oil companies to file lawsuits against the European Union if the bloc goes ahead with a plan to phase out use of the commodity in renewable transport fuel.
26-03-2019
Malaysian palm oil price follows other edible oils to hit 3-day low
Malaysian palm oil futures fell to their lowest in three days on Monday, tracking weaker related edible oils.
26-03-2019
PM pleads for civil servants to be patient
The Prime Minister made an earnest appeal to civil servants to tighten their belts and be patient in facing the rising cost of living as Putrajaya works to resolve the nation’s RM1tril debt
26-03-2019
Dr Mahathir: I have written to EU over palm oil boycott
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahahtir Mohamad says he has written to the European Union (EU) over its campaign against Malaysian palm oil.
26-03-2019
Indonesia, Malaysia prepare to contest EU’s RED II CPO policy
Indonesia and Malaysia will likely make a separate move against the European Union policy against palm oil through a delegated regulation supplementing directive of the EU Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II), which is now being deliberated by the European Parliament, a trade official has said
26-03-2019
Malaysia's March 1-25 palm oil exports rise 1.7% — AmSpec Agri
Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for March 1-25 rose 1.7% to 1,158,178 tonnes from 1,138,802 tonnes shipped during Feb 1-25, independent inspection company AmSpec Agri Malaysia said on Monday.
26-03-2019
Indonesia pushes palm oil firms to take legal action against the EU
The country opposes moves by the bloc to classify the crop, a major foreign currency earner, as reason for deforestation
26-03-2019
Asia Stock Market : Little in the way of news from Asia
Little in the way of news from Asia. China promises wider financial access for foreign investors as US-China trade war talks enter a crucial stage
26-03-2019
Iceland’s Banned Palm Oil Ad Was the Most ‘Effective’ Commercial of 2018
The banning of Iceland’s animated anti-palm oil ad from television apparently did only good for the affordable supermarket’s publicity. Kantar Millward Brown, an advertising agency that researches the effectiveness of holiday ads, found that the “Rang-Tan†commercial resonated with consumers more than glitzy adverts did.
25-03-2019
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Monday March 25
The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Monday March 25
25-03-2019
Dr M: European nations more interested in making money when they 'criminalise' palm oil
European nations are feigning concern that planting oil palm adversely affects the environment, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
25-03-2019
Minister: Malaysia to explain palm oil stance in mission to Belgium in May
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok will lead a mission to Belgium in May to explain the country’s stance on the European Union’s (EU) decision to phase out the use of palm oil in biofuels in the trading bloc