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05/11/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures traded lower for the first time in six sessions on Monday, weighed by weak crude prices and as traders booked profits after big gains last week.

05/11/2013 (The Star) - Budget 2014 has been rather low key on the palm oil sector, but sources say the Government will likely slash the budget for the Plantations Industry and Commodities Ministry by some 30% or almost RM900mil next year.

05/11/2013 (AgriMoney.com) - Palm oil had been a beacon of hope for grain and oilseed bulls, soaring to one-year highs in Kuala Lumpur, underpinned by ideas that production might not be as strong as thought, thanks to heavy rains in its main South East Asian production regions, while demand is proving resilient.

05/11/2013 (Food Processing) - Trans fats were abruptly shown the door after 2006, when the FDA required that they be listed on ingredient statements and recommended that they be avoided. While that happened swiftly, the dust is still settling over what will replace hydrogenated oils in food processing. Reverting to products high in saturated fats won't be a long term solution, either.

05/11/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil declined the most in seven weeks as some investors sold on concern that a rally to a one-year high and into a bull market may be overdone.

05/11/2013 (Bernama) - A biofinery to be developed by MYBiomass Sdn Bhd in Johor, is designed to provide added revenue to the national potential of the green chemical industry, estimated at RM100 billion by 2025.

04/11/2013 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian palm oil futures hit a fresh one-year high on Friday, as strong Asian demand coupled with lower production expectations boosted prices for the fifth consecutive session. According to traders and analysts, both Malaysia and Indonesia are entering their monsoon weather season where their output are likely to be decreased by a lower production cycle as yields have eased from last year.

04/11/2013 (Borneo Post) - The gold prices fell last week despite US Fed policymakers reaffirming old news of remaining monthly stimulus. In fact, dollar index recovered from an eight-month low at 79.06 bottoms to 80.50 levels which has hammered yellow metal.

04/11/2013 (Business Recorder) - A cargo volume of 61,716 tonnes comprising 49,833 tonnes of import cargo and 11,883 tonnes of export cargo inclusive 1,510 loaded & empty containers (TEUs) was handled at Port Qasim during the last 24 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 49,833 tonnes includes 15,706 tonnes of furnace oil; 11,100 tonnes of palm oil; 1,198 tonnes of fertiliser; 4,346 tonnes of chemicals; 3,610 tonnes of wheat; 92 tonnes of project cargo and 13,781 tonnes of containerised cargo. The total export cargo includes 11,883 tonnes of containerised cargo.

04/11/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - Malaysian palm oil futures on BMD hit a one-year high on Friday on lower production expectations amid weather worries.

04/11/2013 (The Star) - The spot crude palm oil (CPO) price crossed the RM2,500-per-tonne mark and soared to a new year-to-date (YTD) high of RM2,525 per tonne on Friday. The spike has sparked interest in the sector.

04/11/2013 (EurekAlert) - Members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are violating the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in the forests and peatlands of tropical nations worldwide, according to a new research publication released today. The study details the performance of 16 oil palm operations, many run by RSPO members, reporting on their failure to uphold human rights and environmental standards required.