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Malaysia’s Palm Oil Stocks Down 3.94 Pct To 2.7 Million Tonnes In February 2026 – MPOB
Palm tracks gains in Dalian and Chicago rival oils, stronger crude
CPO FUTURES RALLY ABOVE RM4,500 PER TONNE, HIGHEST SINCE OCTOBER LAST YEAR
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Canadian canola futures fall
ICE Canadian canola futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by weakness in soyabeans and a sinking stock market. Canola crush margins worsened and canola prices appear to have further downside, a trader said.
Alarm bells for oil palm, timber
The palm oil industry hopes plantations and mills in six districts on the east coast will be allowed to resume operations while the timber sector faces millions in losses if no special permission is granted to export ready shipments during the current Movement Control Order (MCO) period.
Why it is better to let plantations operate
Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA) members said they could help contain the Covid-19 pandemic in oil palm plantations by resuming operations
Biodiesel industry faces coronavirus heat as meat exports drop sharply
Bio-diesel units in India are facing the heat of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, as Asian and West Asian countries have stopped importing buffalo and goat meat, leading to a drop in animal tallow production, a key raw material of biodiesel
Wilmar, KLK join chorus of planters’ appeal to Sabah govt to relax restrictions
Singapore-listed vegetable oil company Wilmar International Ltd and plantation player Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) have chimed in with their pleas to the Sabah government, asking the state to reconsider the closure of palm operations in six districts, saying the move has potential adverse socio-economic ramifications.
Ministry readies strategies to intensify plantation exports
The Agriculture Ministry has come up with some strategies to boost Indonesia's exports of plantation commodities amid the COVID-19 pandemic and sought an alternative market for the exports.
Trade relationship with Indonesia needs cultivating
The year before Indonesia had been the fourth largest buyer of Canadian wheat, taking almost 900,000 tonnes and Bogasari had signed a supply agreement with the Canadian Wheat Board to buy between one million and 1.5 million tonnes a year for the next five years
Rise in RSPO trademarks bolstered by consumers opting for “brands of purposeâ€
The trademark is now more sought after by the Supply Chain Associates and Ordinary Consumer Goods Manufacturers and has seen rapid growth in the last six months, with almost 140 new trademark applications received from RSPO members
Palm oil politics still threaten EU–Malaysia ties
Malaysia and the European Union share a long history and strong trade ties. The European Union is Malaysia’s third-largest trading partner and is its largest source of foreign direct investment, and Malaysia is a major exporter of raw materials to the European Union. But politics over palm oil threaten their relationship.
