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16/08/2014 (Reuters) - Indonesian lawmakers are looking to restrict foreign ownership of plantations to no more than 30 percent, as the top palm oil producer tries to maximise land usage, protect indigenous people and tighten environmental controls in the sector.

16/08/2014 (Sustainable Brands) - Suppliers of more than 55 percent of the world’s palm oil have committed to produce or trade 100 percent deforestation-free palm oil in response to demands by global brands, who in turn were responding to investor pressure, according to Ceres.

16/08/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Crude palm oil prices have taken a significant beating of late, despite Malaysian palm oil stocks remaining unchanged in July (1.66 million tonnes) compared with June. There are several overriding factors that impact palm oil prices, not the least of which is a large oilseed crop in the making in the northern hemisphere.

16/08/2014 (Business Recorder) - The customs authorities are likely to incorporate necessary changes in Web-based One Custom (WEBOC) system to ensure swift clearance of imported edible oil from collectorates of customs at Karachi and Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (PMBQ). Sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday that the edible oil was included in the list of items to be processed and cleared through WEBOC during March, 2014, prior to WEBOC the item was being assessed by "One-Customs" clearance system.

16/08/2014 (AgriMoney.com) - Can corn futures manage a full week of positive sessions?

16/08/2014 (Bloomberg) - In 2012, forecasters and researchers entered the summer convinced an El Nino would form in the equatorial Pacific and its weather-changing effects would be felt around the world.

16/08/2014 (Borneo Post) - IOI Loders Croklaan Oils Sdn Bhd (IOI Loders), the downstream processing division of IOI Corporation Bhd (IOI), is confident of obtaining approval from the government for the distribution of its new product containing palm oil-based, specialty fat named betapol by this year.

16/08/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures tumbled to their lowest in nearly five years on Friday to record their biggest weekly fall since March 2013, under pressure from a surge in the ringgit as well as concerns over food and fuel demand.

15/08/2014 (Business Standard) - Arunachal Pradesh government has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Hyderabad- based Ruchi Soya Industries and 3F Oil Palm Agrotech Ltd for increasing oil palm output in the state.

15/08/2014 (Reuters) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for August 1-15 fell 15.2 percent to 570,761 tonnes from 673,463 tonnes during July 1-15, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Friday.

15/08/2014 (Bernama) - Pakistan's High Commissioner to Malaysia Syed Hassan Raza has urged Pakistani business players to take full advantage of doing business in the country.

15/08/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.