Berita Arkib

10/05/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - Already hurt by lack of copra, coconut oil prices surged further on Friday with rains affecting supplies of the raw material.

10/05/2014 (Voice of America) - Indonesia is home to one of the largest areas of tropical rainforest in the world - and has one of the highest rates of deforestation. Now, signs of progress are being seen in efforts to balance economic growth with conservation of the natural rainforests.

10/05/2014 (Borneo Post) - Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd’s (SOP) earnings for the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14) rose 60 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM33.68 million compared with RM21.09 million in 1Q13.

09/05/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped to a more than three-month low on Thursday, falling six out of seven sessions, due to uncertainty ahead of a key report on stocks, while a firm ringgit continued to hurt sentiment.

09/05/2014 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil, sugar, cocoa and wheat are among crops that may be most hurt by an El Nino this year, according to Barclays Plc, which said commodity markets haven’t fully priced in the risks.

09/05/2014 (Reuters) - Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

09/05/2014 (Bloomberg) - Wilmar International Ltd. (WIL), the world’s largest palm oil trader, said first-quarter profit fell 49 percent as seasonal losses at its sugar unit were compounded by “very poor” margins in soybean crushing and palm refining.

09/05/2014 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia will soon lodge a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the European Union’s anti-dumping duty, which hampers its biodiesel exports.

09/05/2014 (The Star) - Palm oil company Far East Holdings Bhd’s earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014 jumped 52.4% year-on-year to RM20.67mil from RM13.56mil, as revenue climbed 13.2% to RM105.5mil.

09/05/2014 (Bloomberg) - World food costs fell for the first time in three months in April as dairy, sugar and vegetable oil costs declined, the Food & Agriculture Organization said.

09/05/2014 (Jakarta Post) - Publicly listed plantation firm BW Plantation (BWPT) says it will start the construction of its fifth palm oil processing facility in the fourth quarter of this year, with total investment estimated to reach US$112.5 million.

09/05/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday.