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International food retail group Delhaize has been ordered by a Belgian National Court to stop using “misleading communication” against palm oil following an appeal in Brussels brought by Italian confectionery giant Ferrero.

Palm oil in the European vegetable oils market was mostly firmer on Monday but trade was very thin as the Malaysian palm oil futures market was closed for a public holiday.

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday June 13.

09/06/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

09/06/2017 (The Star) - The issue of environment is not the sole domain of the developed world. Malaysia may be a small nation but we are big in our commitment and execution to fight global warming. I find the decision by the United States of America to withdraw from the Paris Agreement disappointing because as the world’s second largest polluter, US leadership is pivotal. However, this decision has also strengthened the resolve of other countries, notably China and India, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

09/06/2017 (Hindu Business Line) - At a time, when farmers are exploring various profitable crop options for cultivation during the upcoming kharif sowing season, the sustained low prices of oilseeds may make farmers dis-interested towards oilseeds cultivation thereby putting India's edible oil security at risk.

09/06/2017 (Jakarta Post) - Several experts have urged the government to revise the draft of the palm oil bill as they consider it too lenient to companies producing the commodity and fear it could in turn threaten forest sustainability.

09/06/2017 (Jakarta Globe) - Listed Indonesian palm oil company Sawit Sumbermas Sarana seeks to raise $300 million by selling global bonds in the third or fourth quarter to refinance its debts and fund the working capital, the company said in a statement on Thursday (08/06).

09/06/2017 (Bernama) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) needs to restore investors' confidence following its open-spat, says Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) Chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad.

09/06/2017 (Reuters) - The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT:

09/06/2017 (Bloomberg) - Pound for pound, palm oil has a huge edge over alternatives squeezed out of canola, soybeans or sunflowers.

08/06/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures saw a second session of declines in four on Wednesday, slipping to a near two month low on forecasts for rising output and falling export demand, traders said.