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16/05/2014 (Bangkok Post) - Thailand is losing its export markets to other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) because of the Asean+3 trade agreement and the continuing political problem, according to Aat Pisanwanich, director of the Centre of International Trade Studies at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce,

16/05/2014 (The Star) - The price of crude palm oil (CPO) will likely be capped below the RM2,700-per-tonne mark this month, following uncertainties over rising palm oil inventories, the speed of the biodiesel mandate implementation in Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as the looming El Nino weather constraint.

15/05/2014 (Afribiz.info) - Côte d’Ivoire participates in GVCs involving many agro-food items (palm oil, cashews, pineapples, bananas) and agro-industries in heavy demand regionally or worldwide. The country supplies 40% of the world’s cocoa, as well as coffee (300 000 tons a year) and rubber (256 000 tons in 2012). These are exported unprocessed or after intermediate processing and attract giant international firms such as Cargill, Michelin, Olam, Nestlé and Unilever.

15/05/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to their highest in two weeks on Wednesday, boosted by a combination of data showing a rise in exports and expectations for an uptick in demand ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

15/05/2014 (The Star) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday.

15/05/2014 (Bernama) - Shares on Bursa Malaysia finished higher on Wednesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) closing at a new high of 1,879.2 points, surpassing the previous all-time of 1,872.52 recorded on Dec 30, 2013.

15/05/2014 (Reuters) - India's palm oil imports fell more than expected to 536,175 tonnes in April from 545,875 tonnes in March, data from the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) showed on Wednesday.

15/05/2014 (Borneo Post) - Analysts note stronger demand for crude palm oil (CPO) in April as stock levels increased five per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) to rest at 1.55 million metric tonnes (mt).

15/05/2014 (Reuters) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

15/05/2014 (Reuters) - Golden Agri-Resources Ltd , Indonesia's largest palm oil firm, said its net profit for the quarter ended March 31 dropped 8 percent on the year, as lower contributions from downstream businesses more than offset the boost from higher palm oil prices.

15/05/2014 (Business Standard) - India's vegetable oils import rose by 27% to 8.32 lakh tonne in April this year on account of sharp increase in shipment of crude palm oil (CPO) and crude soft oils, industry body SEA said today.

14/05/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday.