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17/02/2015 (Jakarta Post) - The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is warning that the government’s policy to shift subsidies from fossil fuels to palm oil-based biofuel will only accelerate deforestation in this country.

17/02/2015 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia’s trade balance posted a larger-than-expected surplus of US$709.4 million in January as imports weakened, particularly on lower oil prices.

17/02/2015 (Reuters) - Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.

17/02/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Despite being one of the largest producers of oilseeds in the world, India’s import dependence has doubled over the past few years owing to expanding consumption of edible oils and stagnating production of oilseeds.

17/02/2015 (Business Standard) - The wholesale oils and oilseeds market depicted a mixed trend today as groundnut and cottonseed mill delivery oils strengthened on millers and retailers buying, while a few others remained weak on adequate supplies.

17/02/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysia has kept tax on exports of crude palm oil at zero for March, a government circular showed on Monday, extending a duty-free policy held since October.

17/02/2015 (The Star) - Plantation group Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK), which saw its net profit fall 26.8% to RM214.2mil in the first quarter ended Dec 31, 2014, expects profit from its palm oil business for the current financial year ending Sept 30 (FY15), to be lower than that of last financial year on weaker prices.

17/02/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Crude palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange ended higher on Monday, encouraged by Malaysia’s announcement that it would not reinstate export tax on palm for March. Release of better-than-expected export figures also aided the trend. Malaysia has kept its palm oil export tax at zero, a Government circular showed, extending its duty-free policy since October to buoy exports.

17/02/2015 (Business Standard) - Supported by rising domestic demand and tight supplies from producing belts, refined soya oil prices advanced by 0.39% to Rs 621.50 per 10 kg in futures trading today as speculators enlarged positions.

16/02/2015 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped lower on Friday to 2,293 as market digested recent news of Malaysia’s plans to re-impose taxes on palm oil exports while traders prepared for the Lunar New Year long weekend.

16/02/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

16/02/2015 (UkrAgroConsult) - India's palm oil imports in January dropped more than a fifth from a month earlier to 658,670 tonnes as refiners increased overseas purchases of sunflower and soyoil, data from the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) showed on Friday.