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22-02-2019
Holiday in Malaysia? Why Not Visit Controversial Palm Oil Farms
Want a unique way to spend your holiday in Malaysia? How about traipsing around some controversial palm oil plantations.
22-02-2019
POIC makes case at Manila port forum
KOTA KINABALU: The logistics potential of Sabah’s east coast was presented to an international audience in Manila this week as part of the state’s move towards wider and deeper industrialization.
22-02-2019
Technological innovation to boost oil palm planters' productivity
KUALA LUMPUR: The palm oil sector needs to mechanise and automate further to raise productivity, said Dr Shariman Alwani, who is head of strategy, innovation and renewables at Sime Darby Plantation Bhd.
21-02-2019
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Thursday Feb 21
The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday Feb 21
21-02-2019
May to meet with EU leaders during summit in Egypt – spokesman
Prime Minister Theresa May will hold bilateral meetings with European Union leaders at an EU-League of Arab States summit in Egypt at the weekend, a senior UK government official said on Wednesday.
21-02-2019
Indigenous oil palm farmers want French govt to visit Sarawak
The indigenous oil palm smallholders in Sarawak are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel with positive response shown by the French government to Malaysia’s appeal for better understanding on its palm oil industry.
21-02-2019
IOI may see stronger 2H on rising CPO prices
"Despite the lower-than-expected results due to a sharp decline in CPO prices during Oct-Dec period, we keep our numbers unchanged as we see a potential catch-up in 2H following the recent strong recovery in CPO prices," said PublicInvest
21-02-2019
China to expand agriculture reforms to offset US trade challenges
China will deepen reforms of its agriculture sector to promote its rural economy, the government said in its first policy statement of 2019, as it seeks to bolster growth and offset trade challenges.
21-02-2019
Singapore-EU free trade deals to boost chems, plastic shipments
The latest trade agreements between Singapore and European Union could help boost the city-state’s slowing base chemical and plastic shipments to the trade bloc, but competition from other regions would put a lid to polymer imports from the southeast Asian nation
21-02-2019
Malaysian palm oil price falls, Feb output decline seen slower than forecast
Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a one-month low on Wednesday with traders expecting a slower than forecast decline in February output.
21-02-2019
Soybean production, imports to increase
China plans to boost its soybean production capability and also seek a high volume of imports to meet the country's domestic demand, agriculture and rural affairs officials said on Wednesday
21-02-2019
U.S.-China trade war rattles agribusinesses, especially Bunge
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has roiled agricultural markets and given the world’s top grain merchants the one thing they have long claimed was essential to turn a trading profit: volatility.