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Malaysia raises palm oil export duty for April
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
No quid pro quo: Daim says palm oil trade not part of ECRL deal
The prime minister’s special envoy to China, Daim Zainuddin, has denied that the revised East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) contract with China had come with strings attached as part of any quid pro quo arrangement
My Word: You deserve to know — a call for clear palm oil labeling
Do you really know what’s in the food items you buy? While palm oil is heavily relied on today, there is an entire public that is unaware about whether or not their food items actually contain palm oil. The industry has drastic impacts and is unsustainable. There needs to be a call for transparency through clear labeling for food items containing palm oil… and you can help!
Palm oil may gain more to RM2,091
Palm oil may gain more to RM2,091 per tonne, as it has cleared a resistance at RM2,034.
Sharma: Nigeria Can Still Be Largest Palm Oil Producer
The Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Goods Business, Tolaram West Africa, the parent company of De United Food Industries Limited, Pawan Sharma, speaks on government support for the manufacturing sector and the group’s continuous effort to boost backward integration. Raheem Akingbolu brings the excerpts
Malaysian palm oil price jumps 3%, snaps losing streak
Malaysian palm oil futures jumped by nearly 3 percent on Tuesday, recovering from a more than five-month low in the previous trading session, tracking gains in related edible oils.
Malaysia’s April palm oil stocks expected at six-month low
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks likely fell to a six-month low by end-April, according to a Reuters survey, recording a second straight month of declines as a slight gain in exports outpaced a dip in production.
Commentary: Palm oil for fighter jets? The illusion of defence in Malaysia
The recent revelation that Malaysia is hoping to use palm oil as part payment for its future arms acquisitions is not surprising, although it is unlikely that Western manufacturers will be amenable to such an arrangement.
Ministry speeds up palm oil plan
The Energy Ministry is speeding up a plan to purchase a new block of 200,000 tonnes of crude palm oil after the cabinet acknowledged the measure on Tuesday. Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan said the first batch, totalling 100,000 tonnes, should be purchased within 15 days. The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has been ordered to buy 200,000 tonnes of crude palm oil. It will pay for the first volume to extract oil within seven days.
KL says EU's proposed palm oil curbs a form of trade war
Malaysia has accused the European Union of launching a "trade war" over its plan to curb the use of palm oil in biofuels, and threatened retaliatory action at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
