Archived News
16-07-2019
Malaysia to officially complain to WTO on EU's plan to ban palm oil
Malaysia will submit a complaint to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by November to challenge the European Union's restrictions on palm biofuel, according to Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim.
16-07-2019
India's palm oil imports drop 16% in June
India's palm oil imports dropped 16% in June from the previous month, while overall edible oil imports declined by about 9%.
16-07-2019
Palm oil may rise to RM1,966
Palm oil may rise to RM1,966 per tonne, as it could have bottomed around a support at RM1,929.
16-07-2019
Cameroon’s Rubber, Palm-Oil Output Slashed by Anglophone Revolt
• Impact of crisis has been disastrous, agriculture company says • Majority of CDC’s 22,000 workers has abandoned plantations
16-07-2019
Palm oil exports dented by regulations in destination nations
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) pointed to a decline in Indonesia's palm oil exports, pressured by unfavorable regulations in some export destination countries
16-07-2019
Climate change: Used cooking oil imports may fuel deforestation
Imports of a "green fuel" source may be inadvertently increasing deforestation and the demand for new palm oil, a study says.
16-07-2019
Palm hits over 1-week high on firmer US grains
Malaysian palm oil futures climbed on Monday to their highest in more than a week, tracking strength in US grains on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and related edible oils on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange.
16-07-2019
Malaysia to challenge EU’s plan to phase out biofuel
Malaysia will bring a World Trade Organisation (WTO) challenge against the European Union (EU) over its plans to phase out palm biofuel.
16-07-2019
Sultan Nazrin: New technologies crucial for oil palm sector
The application of new technological advances and other innovations associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which offer a tremendous potential to boost productivity, is significantly lagging in the oil palm sector.
16-07-2019
Pupils' conga line promotes Sustainable Palm Oil Town campaign at Neston Market
Year 6 pupils of Woodfall Primary and Nursery School took part in a flash mob conga at Neston Market as part of their project to make Neston and Parkgate the World’s first Sustainable Palm Oil Town.
15-07-2019
MSPO-certified palm oil for Japan
Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO)-certified palm oil produced is capable of penetrating the Japanese market, especially in view of the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, according to Deputy Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin.
15-07-2019
Capturing Malaysia’s transformation
Malaysia’s tremendous social and economic transformation journey since the 1847 Pangkor Treaty has been captured in Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah’s latest book.