Berita Arkib
16-05-2019
Edible oil makers cut prices by up to Rs 2/litre
Leading branded edible oil producers have cut their product prices by up to Rs 2 a litre (around 4 per cent on average) — the second price cut in the last two months — to pass on the decline in the crude palm oil (CPO) to consumers.
15-05-2019
Subsidies encourage farmers to grow more soybeans
The planting of soybeans has increased this spring because of encouragement in the form of increased subsidies, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday
15-05-2019
Trump calls trade war with China 'little squabble,' says talks ongoing
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the trade war with China "a little squabble" and insisted talks between the world's two largest economies had not collapsed, as investors remained on guard for a further escalation of tit-for-tat tariffs
15-05-2019
Malaysian palm oil price climbs more than 1% as ringgit weakens
Malaysian palm oil futures rose more than 1% for a second day of gains on Tuesday, supported by a weaker ringgit and expectated higher demand in May
15-05-2019
US-China trade war: No strategy in Trump’s tariff push
As China and the US dig in for what may become a protracted and possibly very painful trade war, a lot of time is being wasted trying to divine whether president Donald Trump has a strategy.
15-05-2019
Trade war appears to be driven more by sentiment
Stock volatility in response to the US-China trade war appears more sentiment-driven than fundamental.
15-05-2019
Golden Agri's Q1 net profit rises 54.5% on one-off gain
A one-off gain gave earnings a healthy bump at Golden Agri-Resources in the first quarter, it reported yesterday.
15-05-2019
Various initiatives taken to promote palm oil exports
The Primary Industries Ministry has taken various efforts to expand the palm oil market overseas, including holding monthly delegation visits to countries identified as potential buyers of the commodity.
15-05-2019
Germany won't ban Malaysian palm oil
The German Ambassador to Malaysia Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff has assured that his country will not ban palm oil trade from Malaysia
15-05-2019
Malaysia keeps June crude palm oil export duty at zero percent
Malaysia kept its export duty on crude palm oil for June unchanged at zero percent, according to a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board's website on Tuesday, citing the national customs department.
15-05-2019
State revenue grows slowly as commodity prices stagnate
The government has been urged to find ways to increase state revenue, which grew only 4.9 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the first quarter, much lower than the 12.6 percent growth in the corresponding period last year.
15-05-2019
CPO futures higher at the close
The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher for the second consecutive day on the back of a weaker ringgit against the US dollar, said a dealer.