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15/07/2014 (The Star) - Newly-listed Boustead Plantations Bhd is sitting on thousands of acres of landbank in the Klang Valley and Johor that the group may consider converting into townships once its oil palm estates are past their prime.

15/07/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended sharply lower on Monday dropping to a nine-month low on weakness in the soya complex and a firm local currency. Crude palm oil futures were pressurised after the US Department of Agriculture forecast huge supplies ahead for soyabeans in the monthly report issued on Friday. Energy prices are also easing on signs of improving supplies and weak demand in consuming countries.

14/07/2014 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell to its lowest for the week on Friday as investors liquidated positions coupled with weak soy markets.

14/07/2014 (Reuters) - Friday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

14/07/2014 (Bernama) - The government is encouraging more palm oil companies to venture into downstream activities to realase Malaysia's ambition of becoming an international hub for the industry.

14/07/2014 (Borneo Post) - Weather, as one of the more important aspects for palm oil planters to worry about for their production during the year, is rapidly changing.

14/07/2014 (Bernama) - Singapore's Health Promotion Board is spending millions of dollars a year in subsidies to promote the use of healthier cooking oil, Xinhua news agency reports quoting Straits Times.

14/07/2014 (Bernama) - Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Guinea is expected to see double-digit growth this year, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

11/07/2014 (Bernama) - Palm oil stocks fell 10.3 per cent to 1.66 million tonnes in June 2014 from 1.84 million tonnes in May, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said.

11/07/2014 (Reuters) - Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

11/07/2014 (The Star) - Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to stay firm this year as the dry weather crimps production, but valuations need to be more compelling before investors jump back in, said analysts.

11/07/2014 (Reuters) - Vegetable oil imports by top consumer India are forecast to rise next year as a lacklustre monsoon, blamed for the driest start since 2009 for the key planting season, is likely to hit the country's oilseed output, traders and analysts said.