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CPO Futures Set To Trade Higher Next Week On Rising Crude Oil Prices
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
Malaysia’s Palm Oil Stocks Down 3.94 Pct To 2.7 Million Tonnes In February 2026 – MPOB
US-IRAN ESCALATION KEEPS OILPRICES FIRM, LIFTS PALM OIL OUTLOOK—MPOC
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch March 13
13/03/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Falls on Advancing Ringgit; Demand Woes Fester
13/03/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures inched down 1.4 percent on Thursday, reversing gains clocked in the previous session to fall six out of seven days, as theringgit advanced and investors fretted about waning demand for the tropical oil.
Activity at Karachi & Qasim Ports
13/03/2015 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 165,795 tonnes of cargo comprising 135,618 tonnes of import cargo and 30,177 tonnes of export cargo including 5,072 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Thursday. The total import cargo of 135,618 tonnes comprised of 51,158 tonnes of containerised cargo; 380 tonnes of general cargo; 2,464 tonnes of soyabean meal and 81,616 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
Slack Buying Drags Edible Oils
13/03/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - The edible oils market witnessed a dull trading on the back of volatile currency, weak palm-soya oil futures amid slack physical demand. On the Bombay Commodity Exchange, palmolein declined by ₹1 and groundnut oil rose by ₹5 for 10 kg.
Cameroon: Government Assures Farmers of Free Seedlings
13/03/2015 (AllAfrica.com) - The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development was in Kumba, South West Region recently.
Groundnut Oil Rises on Stockists, Local Buying
13/03/2015 (Business Standard) - Groundnut oil prices firmed up by Rs 200 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale oils and oilseeds market today following upsurge in demand against tight supplies from producing belts.
Indonesia Palm Oil Battle Pits Farmers Against Big Plantations - TRFN
13/03/2015 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An investigation into one of Indonesia's major palm oil producer's plans to expand its plantations has turned into a test case for agribusiness firms eyeing indigenous land and campaigners fighting for the land rights of local people.
Latest Research: Scientists Say That “Oil Palm Plantations Hover Water Qualityâ€
13/03/2015 (Zine Report) - The clearing of tropical forests to plant oil palm trees releases massive amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas fueling climate change. Converting diverse forest ecosystems to these single-crop “monocultures†degrades or destroys wildlife habitat. Oil palm plantations also have been associated with dangerous and abusive conditions for laborers.
A Palm Oil King Develops a Green Conscience
13/03/2015 (Bloomberg) - The sprawling palm oil industry has long been a destroyer of rain forests and tormentor of endangered species across Southeast Asia, to hear environmental groups tell it. And if one executive embodied this $50 billion business, it was Kuok Khoon Hong, a 65-year-old Singaporean commodities magnate.
