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01/09/2015 (Jakarta Post) - In stark contrast to Indonesia’s commitment to reduce rampant deforestation, the government has surprisingly become a vocal opponent of a “zero deforestation” pledge signed by the four biggest palm oil companies in Indonesia.

01/09/2015 (The Star) - Slightly more than three years after planting works commenced on a 1,012ha-piece of land in Perak belonging to nine Chinese independent schools, it is now producing 160 tonnes of palm oil a month.

01/09/2015 (The Star) - Malaysia and Indonesia look like the “weak links in the region, but they actually have better metrics” compared with similarly rated sovereigns, including commodity-exporting emerging market (EM) peers, according to Nomura Research.

28/08/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures traded higher on Thursday after six sessions of losses, tracking global equity and commodities markets and as the recent selloff brought down palm prices to an attractive level for buyers.

28/08/2015 (Reuters) - Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

28/08/2015 (Sun.Star) - The Philippine Palm Oil Development Council Inc. (PPDCI) is eyeing another 300,000 hectares to expand oil palm plantation in a bid to to make the country self-sufficient to palm oil products.

28/08/2015 (AllAfrica.com) - Prices for major food commodities have hit the lowest average monthly level since September 2009, as sharp drops in the prices of dairy products and vegetable oils more than offset some increases for those of sugar and cereals, according to FAO Food Price Index.

28/08/2015 (Business Standard) - Refined palmoil prices weakened at the Vashi oils and oilseeds market here today due to poor demand from retailers.

28/08/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures declined for a sixth straight day towards six-and-a-half-year lows hit this week, as weakness in external markets sapped appetite for the edible oil and a weak ringgit offered little support.

28/08/2015 (Bernama) - Malaysia and Colombia have agreed to enhance bilateral relations and expand cooperation in various fields including trade and investment, agriculture, education and tourism.

28/08/2015 (Bernama) - Malaysia and Indonesia have discussed and agreed to explore new measures to further improve cooperation in the oil palm industry in light of the current global economic environment.

28/08/2015 (The Star) - Maybank Investment Bank Research views Felda Global Ventures’ (FGV) disposal price of C$190mil (or RM608 mil) for its entire Canadian assets at 1.26 times historical PBV as fair.