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14/08/2014 (Borneo Post) Felda has identified some 10,900 hectares of land belonging to landowners in Kuala Medalam, Limbang District to be turned into oil palm plantations.

14/08/2014 (The Japan Times) - Sumitomo Corp. and its Singapore-based unit, Sumitomo Corp. Asia & Oceania Pte. Ltd., have taken a controlling stake in Malaysian fertilizer maker Union Harvest Sdn. Bhd.

14/08/2014 (NewsDay) - Government needs to explore measures aimed at formulating tariffs that reduce the cost of importing raw materials in order to make local industry more competitive, a local commerce body has said.

13/08/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil edged higher on Tuesday after sliding to its lowest in more than a year as some pressure from higher-than-expected stockpiles and prospects of rising global edible oil production were lifted by hopes of an El Nino weather pattern limiting crop output.

13/08/2014 (The Star) - Agriculture-based Rabobank expects it to be a fairly neutral year for crude palm oil (CPO), with prices expected to be higher in the fourth quarter at an average of RM2,500 per tonne compared to the third quarter's RM2,400.

13/08/2014 (Borneo Post) - The government is encouraging the state’s oil palm planters to integrate their crops with ruminant farming to increase beef and mutton production for local consumption.

13/08/2014 (Reuters) - Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

13/08/2014 (The Star) - Crude palm oil (CPO) price still remains under pressure, said Affin Investment Research, brought about by higher CPO production, as well as a month-on-month decline in exports.

13/08/2014 (The Star) - The benchmark crude palm oil (CPO) futures to be delivered in October, slumped 2.5% to a one-year low to close at RM2,177 per tonne yesterday, reflecting the bearish outlook brought about by the rising domestic palm oil inventory and increasing production situation.

13/08/2014 (Reuters) - First Resources Ltd said its second-quarter net profit fell 31 percent on the year to $26.1 million, blaming lower selling prices of crude palm oil and its refined products.

13/08/2014 (Reuters) - First Resources Ltd said second-quarter net profit slipped 31 percent from a year earlier, when higher-than-market prices on forward sales of crude palm oil bumped up earnings.

13/08/2014 (Reuters) - Palm oil firm Bumitama Agri Ltd said on Wednesday its net profit for the quarter ended June 30 rose nearly 90 percent from a year earlier, buoyed by higher selling prices and sales volumes for both crude palm oil and palm kernel.