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27/06/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil dropped to a three-week low on speculation that slower economic growth in China, the largest buyer after India, may damp demand for the oil used in everything from noodles to biofuel.

27/06/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - Weak demand and rise in selling pressure amid bearish futures continued to drag edible oil prices this week.

27/06/2013 (Business Times) - Well-funded environmental activist groups like World Wildlife Fund, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and Sawit Watch of Indonesia, have in the last 15 years or so, launched many campaigns alleging the expansion of oil palm plantations have destroyed forests in Indonesia, threatened many endangered wildlife and robbed indigenous peoples of their land.

27/06/2013 (Wildlife Extra) - The expansion of palm oil plantations into Tesso Nilo National Park needs to be stopped immediately to improve the credibility of Indonesia\'s palm oil industry.

27/06/2013 (PRNewswire) - The Kroger Co. today published its seventh annual sustainability report and committed to moving retail locations toward "zero waste" and sourcing 100% certified sustainable palm oil.

26/06/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures inched higher on Tuesday on strong export data, although gains were capped as investors worried about China and U.S. demand outlooks.

26/06/2013 (FoodNavigator.com) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has given five of its Indonesian members 48 hours to submit satellite images of their plantations, as evidence that they are not responsible for the forest fires that have engulfed several South East Asian countries in pollution.

26/06/2013 (Straits Times) - Palm oil is the liquid gold of South-east Asia, accounting for billions of dollars in the economies of Malaysia and Indonesia - as well as the livelihoods of millions of people there.

26/06/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil inventories are rising the most since 1999 as demand expands at the slowest pace in more than a decade, extending the year-long bear market.

26/06/2013 (FoodBev.com) - Cargill, in partnership with Malaysian-based social enterprise Wild Asia and the international non-governmental organisation Solidaridad, is launching an independent oil palm smallholder sustainability support programme in Malaysia.

26/06/2013 (MoneyControl.com) - Angel Commodities has come out with its report on agricultural commodities. According to the research firm, CPO prices may continue to decline taking cues from the weak international markets. however, a weak Rupee may restrict the downside, says the research firm.

26/06/2013 (Bernama) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has identified five of its members publicly reported to be allegedly involved in the current forest fires in Indonesia.