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17/08/2012 (The Star) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board should revoke a ruling that sees smallholders selling unripe oil palm fruits being fined, said Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Datuk Chua Tee Yong.

17/08/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oils rose on Thursday tracking as Malaysian palm oil rebounded and futures markets turned bullish. Imported palmolein and soya oil rose by Rs 3 and Rs 5 for 10 kg each. Indigenous sunflower oil, cottonseed oil and rapeseed oil increased by Rs 5, Rs 2 and Rs 4 for 10 kg each, respectively. Groundnut oil edged up by Rs 10 for 10 kg tracking a jump of more than Rs 30 in Saurashtra on shortage of nuts for crushing.

17/08/2012 (Zee News) - India's import of vegetable oils rose by 20 percent to 72.65 lakh tonne in the first three quarters of the current oil year, latest industry data said.

16/08/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures gained slightly on Wednesday as last-minute buying on rising exports for the first half of August erased losses posted earlier in the session.

16/08/2012 (Reuters) - Wilmar International Ltd, the world's largest listed palm oil firm, missed earnings estimates for the third straight quarter as its Chinese soybean business continued to suffer, spurring broker downgrades and pushing its shares to a three-year low.

16/08/2012 (Reuters) - Drought-stricken crops and record-high grain prices have strengthened critics of the European Union biofuel industry, adding fears of a food crisis to their claims that it does not ultimately reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

16/08/2012 (The Star) - Malaysia's economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), for the second quarter ended June 30 rose by an unexpected 5.4% year-on-year, underpinned by an expansion in manufacturing and robust domestic demand.

16/08/2012 (Herald Sun) - A young university student is leading a brave campaign against the use of a popular cooking ingredient by one of Australia's largest fast-food chains.

16/08/2012 (The Star) - As one of the world's major producers of palm oil, Malaysia would certainly be interested to know that German airlines, Lufthansa, is looking at palm oil-based biofuel as an option to reduce carbon footprint.

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16/08/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Falling prices of palm oil and rubber slashed the net profits of PT Salim Ivomas Pratama and its subsidiary PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia in the first half of 2012.

15/08/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures hit a fresh 10-month low on Tuesday as improving output and slower exports in the Southeast Asian country stirred concerns over swelling stocks.