Berita Arkib

28/05/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

28/05/2014 (Bloomberg) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports are forecast to be a four-year low in 2014 partly because of dry weather and also due to a shortage of labor, Oil World said.

28/05/2014 (FoodNavigator.com) - The group, established by NGOs including Greenpeace, WWF, and palm oil producers, has published a set of indicators that allow independent verification that palm producers are meeting the strict guidelines set out by POIG charter - which builds on the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) certification standard with additional requirements that ensure all palm oil operations are free from deforestation, the destruction of peatlands, and human and labour rights abuses.

28/05/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - The Crude Palm Oil futures contract traded on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) has tumbled 15 per cent from its high of ₹619.6/10 kg recoded on March 5.

28/05/2014 (Mongabay.com) - Deutsche Bank has sold its stake in Bumitama, an Indonesian palm company that has been embroiled in controversy over alleged destruction of rainforests and peatlands in Borneo, reports Friends of the Earth Europe.

28/05/2014 (Reuters) - Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

28/05/2014 (Bernama) - TH Plantations Bhd is eyeing a fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield of 1.3 million by 2017. It is also aiming for an annual FFB growth rate of around 12 per cent.

28/05/2014 (PIA) - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is pushing for increasing the productivity of degraded upland areas, but such should be done in an “ecologically sustainable manner” using various crops not just palm oil.

28/05/2014 (Bernama) - TH Plantations Bhd is eyeing a fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield of 1.3 million by 2017. It is also aiming for an annual FFB growth rate of around 12 per cent.

28/05/2014 (Bernama) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's six-day visit to China starting Tuesday, is expected to be the catalyst for Malaysian businesses to further strengthen ties with their Chinese counterparts.

28/05/2014 (The Star) - Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd enjoyed an excellent first quarter ended March 31, 2014, as earnings more than double to RM42.2mil from RM19.9mil in the corresponding quarter last year.

27/05/2014 (Bernama) - The expected El Nino dry weather phenomenon will have not much impact on the oil palm sector in Sarawak.