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19/06/2024 (South China Morning Post) - Malaysia’s palm oil industry is hoping to get a fresh kick from China’s insatiable appetite for mala hotpot as the world’s second-largest producer of the vegetable oil looks to diversify markets for a sector that faces possible sanctions under deforestation rules imposed by the European Union.

19/06/2024 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has uncovered a case involving a supplier suspected of short-weighting cooking oil packs.

19/06/2024 (Business Recorder), Jakarta - Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Wednesday, tracking rival vegetable oils on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, recouping some of the losses in the previous session.

18/06/2024 (Grain Central) - The Arnott’s Group has been announced as a founding partner of Cargill’s SustainConnect program, which aims to enhance the production of sustainable canola oil in Australia.

20/06/2024 (Biodiesel Magazine) - Topsoe on June 17 announced Braya Renewable Fuels’ biorefinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland, is now successfully operating and producing renewable diesel at design capacity. The facility, which utilizes Topose’s HydroFlex technology, is also expected to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the future.

18/06/2024 (New Straits Times) - A healthy diet must include enough intake of fats. A fat-poor diet can lead to health issues. Nutritionists also advocate that the percentage of energy from fats should not exceed 10 per cent. Too much is also unhealthy. The global demand for edible fats has been growing around 3 per cent yearly, driven by both population growth and the changing diet of the people.

18/06/2024 (Puch) - The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria has revealed that the country could save a staggering $600m annually by investing in the domestic palm oil sector.

19/06/2024 (Deccan Chronicle), Chennai - State Minister for Food and Civil Supplies R Sakkarapai denied allegations by opposition party leaders that the government had not distributed toor dal and palm oil to family card holders for the months of May and June and assured that it would be supplied to all card holders. Responding the allegations made by Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami and BJP State President K Annamalai on Tuesday, Sakkarapani said that for the May quota of 1,89,89,000 kg of toor dal, 1,37,79.00 kg of had been supplied to card holders.

19/06/2024 (The Star) - Penang Island City Council (MBPP) will soon make it compulsory for food operators to collect used cooking oil to recycle at designated centres.

19/06/2024 (The Hindu) - A team of scientists from Assam, Odisha, China, and the United Kingdom have developed a water-repellent catalyst that can cut the cost of producing “environmentally benign” biodiesel substantially from the current levels

17/06/2024 (New Strait Times), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil leaders are welcomed to establish a hub in the Suez Canal Economic Zone to tap on the free trade agreements that Egypt has signed with its neighbours, Egyptian ambassador to Malaysia Ragai Tawfik Said Nasr said.

17/06/2024 (New Strait Times), Alor Star - The government's decision to lower the retail prices of grade A, B, and C eggs and maintain those of bottled palm cooking oil will benefit the Bottom 40 (B40) and hardcore poor population.