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26/08/2015 (The Star) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV), which is buying a 37% stake in Indonesian planter Eagle High Plantations Tbk, said net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015 plunged 70% to RM46.09mil from RM151.86mil a year ago.

26/08/2015 (The Sun) - Transit-TV network operator Asia Media Group Bhd yesterday received shareholders’ approval for its proposed diversification into the oil palm plantation sector and it expects the new venture’s contribution to exceed that of its multimedia advertising business in five years.

26/08/2015 (Ghana Business News) - Mr Samuel Awonnea Avaala, President of the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has said that the import of cheap sub-standard vegetable oils into the country is killing the local oil palm industry.

26/08/2015 (StockMarketWire.com) - DekelOil reports significant progress towards gaining certification to the Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil.

25/08/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

25/08/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended sharply lower on Monday as other global markets fell lower on concerns about the Chinese economy.

25/08/2015 (fnbnews) - China is rapidly emerging as the world leader and importer of vegetable oils. Argentina is also becoming the top exporter of soyabean oils. Living standards are improving in emerging economies. Population growth and changing diets will have a major impact on future development of edible oils.

25/08/2015 (Sun.Star) - A national federation of agricultural workers has warned the government's plan to allocate one million hectares for oil palm plantations in the country in the next 10 years is "disastrous" as it will "push farmers deeper into poverty."

25/08/2015 (Borneo Post) - Research firm Affin Hwang Capital Sdn Bhd (AffinHwang Research) is ceasing coverage on Sarawak Plantations Bhs (Sarawak Plantations) on poor stock liquidity With core net profit for the first half of 2015 at RM6.2 million and crude palm oil’s (CPO) average selling prices (ASP) trading lower.

25/08/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - A sharp decline was seen in palmolein tracking weak closing of the Bursa Malaysia palm oil futures. On the Bombay Commodity Exchange, palmolein declined by ₹8/10 kg as local refineries slashed their rates.

25/08/2015 (Voice of America) - Cameroon says it is banning and destroying cheap vegetable oil imported from Indonesia and Malaysia to protect its home industries. The central African nation says thousands of workers may lose their jobs if the country continues to import cheaper vegetable oil.

25/08/2015 (GhanaWeb) - The President of the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG), Mr. Samuel Awonnea Avaala says the country needs to double its palm oil output in the next 10-15 years to become self-sufficient and save foreign exchange that could otherwise go into palm oil importation.