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A vote by the French National Assembly to exclude palm oil from their list of eligible biofuels will have implications for the EU’s new renewable energy law, writes Pierre Bois d’Enghien.

KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday Feb 7.

PETALING JAYA: The increased mandated usage of palm oil as fuel and rising demand from key buyers are helping to pare down record-high inventory and boost the commodity price to its highest level since July last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Monday, charting a third session of gains in five, on the back of expectations of easing inventory levels.

06 Feb 2019 --- Cargill has launched a new palm shortening line, specifically for bakery. PalmAgility is positioned as a superior-performing, easy-to-use palm shortening for use in pies, donuts, cookies and crème fillings.

Indonesia’s 2018 exports of palm oils, including oleochemical and biodiesel shipments, rose 8 percent from a year earlier to 34.6 million tonnes, the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) said on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Gunung Capital Bhd has received a letter of award (LoA) from Jendala Padu Sdn Bhd for a profit-sharing pilot project to improve the yield of the Pandan Land Bintulu Palm Oil Estate.

THE US Fed chairman Jerome Powell and policymakers retained US interest rate policy. He mentioned that the Fed will remain patient in its rate hike plan

Malaysia has asked the World Health Organization to retract a report that says the palm oil industry is deploying tactics similar to tobacco and alcohol lobbyists to influence research into the health effects of its products.

The adoption of cash crops in addition to oil palm could provide an income buffer for growers amid the ongoing decline of palm oil price, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested today.

MALAYSIA’S total exports in 2018 expanded by 6.7% to reach a value of RM998 billion, compared with RM935 billion in 2017. The growth was largely contributed to by the electrical & electronic sectors, which contributed 38.2% or RM380.8 billion, rising by 11% in 2018

PTT stations in five provinces started selling B20 biodiesel on Friday, to help the country fight air pollution caused by diesel engines.