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18/11/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange ended higher on Friday, after export data signalled improving demand while a possible shortage of coconut oil supply from the Philippines further aided the bullish sentiment. Palm oil prices posted a weekly gain of 3.6 per cent, fuelled by fears that super typhoon Haiyan had caused severe damage to coconut crops in the Philippines, disrupting coconut oil supply from the world's biggest exporter. Exports of Malaysian palm oil products dropped 4.6 per cent in the first half of November, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said, a slight improvement from shipments in the November 1-10 period which fell by a steep 13 per cent. Exports are expected to improve as China is expected to increase purchases to replenish its stocks before their Lunar New Year festival in January.

18/11/2013 (Business Recorder) - A cargo volume of 25,849 tonnes comprising 19,668 tonnes of import cargo and 6,281 tonnes of export cargo inclusive 363 loaded & empty containers (TEUs) was handled at Port Qasim during the last 24 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 19,668 tonnes includes 9,900 tonnes of palm oil; 7,210 tonnes of sunflower seed and 2,458 tonnes of containerised cargo.

18/11/2013 (Bernama) - Bangladesh offers huge potential for the establishment of a halal food industry besides serving as a platform for Malaysian companies to penetrate Western and European markets.

18/11/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil dropped on concern that a rally in prices to a two-week high may weaken exports from Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest producer.

18/11/2013 (Jakarta Post) - Palm oil was on the minds of more than 600 delegates from multinational companies, conservation NGOs as well as smallholder representatives from some 30 countries who gathered in the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm oil (RSPO) conference here last week.

18/11/2013 (4-Traders) - The 8th China International Oils and Oilseeds Conference (CIOC) jointly sponsored by Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) will be grandly held in Guangzhou on November 13 and 14. Attending and addressing the opening ceremony were Chen Yunxian, Deputy Governor of Guangdong Province, Liu Xingqiang, DCE Chairman, Dato' Tajuddin Atan, Chairman of BMD, and YB Dato' Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad, Chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). The opening ceremony was presided over by DCE CEO Li Zhengqiang.

16/11/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures inched up on Friday after export data signalled improving demand for the tropical oil, while a possible shortage of competing edible oil supply from the Philippines lifted prices of palm-based substitutes.

16/11/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil rose Friday, gaining for five out of six weeks as data from India and Malaysia showed improving demand, while a possible shortage of competing edible oil from the Philippines lifted prices of palm-based substitutes.

16/11/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysia, the world's No.2 palm oil producer, has set its crude palm oil export tax for December at 5.0 percent, a government circular showed on Friday -- the first hike after nine months.

16/11/2013 (Reuters) - India's palm oil imports rose 21.4 percent in October from the month before as strong demand for cooking oil in the festival season and low domestic supply boosted overseas purchases.

16/11/2013 (Reuters) - Indian cooking oil imports hit a record high in the marketing year that ended in October and arrivals look set to rise further in 2013/14 as the world's top palm oil buyer feeds growing demand at home.

16/11/2013 (The Star) - At The Star Roundtable on Palm Oil held at Menara Star in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, recently, The Star’s executive editor Errol Oh led the discussion joined by Malaysian Palm Oil Council CEO Tan Sri Dr Yusof Basiron, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd CEO Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian, Tradewinds Plantation Bhd group corporate adviser Tan Sri Dr Mohd Noor Ismail, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd executive vice-president (downstream) Abdul Halim Ahmad, and Agensi Inovasi Malaysia executive vice-president and head of strategic innovation projects Bas Melssen.