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MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-12-2025

Palm oil higher on bargain buying

19/12/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures climbed for a second consecutive session on Thursday, supported by bargain buying and improved price competitiveness against soyoil.

OILS & FATS  
  19-12-2025

Malaysian Palm Oil Council seeks low-risk status from EU amid delay in landmark anti-deforestation law

18/12/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) is seeking low-risk status from the European Union (EU) following a delay in the implementation of its landmark anti-deforestation law.

OILS & FATS  
  19-12-2025

Palm oil expansion in Papua raises eyebrows

18/12/2025 (The Star), Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto’s aspiration to expand palm oil plantations in Papua for biofuel production has drawn strong backlash from environmentalists, who warn the policy risks repeating the ecological disasters already unfolding in Sumatra.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-12-2025

Malaysia cuts export tax and suspends expansion of palm tree plantings

18/12/2025 (OleoScope) - Malaysia has reduced the export duty on crude palm oil in January 2026 from 10% to 9.5%, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

OILS & FATS  
  19-12-2025

Indonesia will issue investment instruments for export earnings of natural resources

18/12/2025 (Business Times), Jakarta - Indonesia will issue investment instruments for earnings from the export of natural resources, a finance ministry official said on Thursday (Dec 18). This is to try to improve exporters’ compliance, with rules to keep their foreign currency proceeds in the country.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  18-12-2025

Palm trades in tight range as strong crude oil counters sluggish exports

17/12/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures traded in a tight range on Wednesday, as stronger crude oil prices supported the market, while concerns over sluggish exports and elevated inventories continued to weigh.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  18-12-2025

Malaysian CPO production expected to decline in November due to harvesting delays and waterlogging in flood-affected regions

17/12/2025 (Oils & Fats International) - Crude palm oil (CPO) production in Malaysia is expected to record a slight month-on-month decline in November due to harvesting delays and waterlogging in flood-affected regions, according to a 9 December report by The Edge Malaysia quoting the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)’s director general.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  18-12-2025

Malaysia to keep zero expansion policy for palm oil

17/12/2025 (The Malaysian Reserve) - Malaysia will maintain its zero expansion policy for palm oil plantations, focusing instead on replanting, productivity gains and research-driven applications to support the industry’s long-term sustainability and export earnings.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  18-12-2025

Palm Oil Slumps While Indonesia Seeks US Tariff Cuts

17/12/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Palm oil prices extended losses on Wednesday, pressured by swelling inventories and weaker export demand, even as Indonesia ramps up efforts to secure tariff relief in key overseas markets.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  18-12-2025

Indonesia to Fight For Zero Tariffs on Palm Oil in This Week’s US Trade Talks

17/12/2025 (Jakarta Globe), Jakarta - Indonesia’s chief negotiator Airlangga Hartarto recently said that he would fight for tariff cuts on palm oil in an upcoming round of trade talks with US officials, as Washington has already rolled back on its cocoa import tax.

OILS & FATS  
  18-12-2025

Malaysian oil palm estates largely spared from flooding as Southeast Asia experiences devastating rainfall

17/12/2025 (The Edge Malaysia) - This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on December 8, 2025 - December 14, 2025 FLOODS have swept across parts of Southeast Asia in recent weeks, including Malaysia, but plantation companies here report minimal disruption to estate operations. While the wet weather may lend some short-term support to crude palm oil (CPO) prices, industry observers note that the market has yet to price in any “meaningful” supply risk.

OILS & FATS  
  18-12-2025

Palmolein slump drags India’s vegetable oil imports down 28% in November

17/12/2025 (Milling Middle East & Africa) - India’s vegetable oil imports plunged 28% year-on-year to 11.83 lakh tonnes in November, marking the kickoff of the 2025/26 oil year with a stark downturn.