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21/02/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged down in choppy trade on Wednesday, as dismal export data offset optimism that demand could get a boost if dry Latin American weather dents supply of rival soyoil.

21/02/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil imports by China, the biggest cooking oil consumer, may jump 14 percent in February on optimism stricter quarantine inspections won’t hurt trade.

21/02/2013 (Business Standard) - Despite weakening sentiment in edible oil industry, Ruchi Soya Industries posted 105% growth in its third quarter profit. The company improved focus on branded products and set up footprints in West Bengal which yielded more profit margins, a mantra the company would continue in future as well, says Dinesh Shahra, Managing Director, of the company in an interview with Dilip Kumar Jha. Edited excerpts:

21/02/2013 (Manila Standard Today) - This refers to Rep. Danilo Suarez’s article entitled “A Mystery in the Coconut Industry” in his February 5 column and Christine Herrera’s news story entitled “Coco Levy Fund Used to Import Palm Oil” that came out on February 18.

21/02/2013 (StockMarketWire.com) - Equatorial Palm Oil said Broadcourt Investments has subscribed for 6.9 million shares at 12p each, a total of £0.83 million, the funds being used for a loan to its Liberian Palm Developments JV.

21/02/2013 (The Star) - Bursa Malaysia Bhd chief executive Tajuddin Atan said the exchange will focus on turning domestic companies into regional champions after spending the past five years boosting corporate governance and investor protection.

21/02/2013 (WEBWIRE) - Massive carbon emissions and the destruction of habitats critical to threatened animal species – those will be just some of the results if a palm oil plantation by New York-based agribusiness Herakles Farms in Cameroon is not stopped, according to investigations from Greenpeace USA.

20/02/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged higher on Tuesday, tracking gains in soybeans after disappointing rains in Argentina raised the prospect of a smaller crop.

20/02/2013 (Bloomberg) - Bursa Malaysia Bhd. Chief Executive Tajuddin Atan said the exchange will focus on turning domestic companies into regional champions after spending the past five years boosting corporate governance and investor protection.

20/02/2013 (Bloomberg) - Global rapeseed production may be larger than estimated a month ago on improving prospects for India and Australia, Oil World said. Palm oil output may also be bigger than previously projected.

20/02/2013 (The Star) - Plantation giant Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK), which has been quietly buying farm land in Australia as a diversification strategy, is now close to sealing a large land deal there, the Wall Street Journal reported.

20/02/2013 (Bloomberg) - Indonesia, the largest palm oil producer, may keep the duty on shipments of the crude variety unchanged at 9 percent in March, double the rate in Malaysia.