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12/10/2011 (MSN) - Crude palm oil futures prices rose by Rs 1.50 to Rs 462.90 per 10 kg today, as speculators created fresh positions on expectations of a rise in spot demand for the ongoing festive season.

12/10/2011 (The Edge) - The catalyst for a strong rebound in crude palm oil (CPO) prices in the near term is still nowhere in sight, even though demand is expected to increase in the coming months due to festive seasons, say those monitoring the commodity.

12/10/2011 - (Economic Times) - State-owned trading firms STC and PEC have invited bids for the import of 45,000 tonnes of RBD palmolein for sale in the domestic market.

12/10/2011 (Eco Business) - A Greenpeace campaigner for Papua, Ricarth Tawaru, said with forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan having almost disappeared, Papua’s forests were now facing a great threat.

12/10/2011 (Guardian) - America must stop promoting the production of biofuels if there is to be any real progress in addressing spiking global food prices and famine, such as seen in the Horn of Africa, an authoritative thinktank has warned.

11/10/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil stockpiles in Malaysia, the second-largest producer, climbed more-than-expected to the highest level since December 2009, boosted by increased production and lower exports.

11/10/2011 (Bloomberg) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose 25.1 percent in the first 10 days of October compared with the previous month, estimated Societe Generale de Surveillance, an independent cargo surveyor.

11/10/2011 (MoneyControl.com) - Crude palm oil prices rose by Rs 2.70 to Rs 461.70 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators indulged in creating fresh positions on hopes of a rise in demand in the spot market for the festive season. A firming trend in overseas markets also influenced crude palm oil prices in the futures market.

11/10/2011 (The Edge) - With the listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Sdn Bhd (FGV) by mid-2012, Bursa Malaysia is set to house the world’s two largest listed plantation companies. The one-up for the local bourse seems the start of a greater challenge for FGV, though.

11/10/2011 (The Edge) - Stocks on Bursa Malaysia could see some recovery with some support for plantation stocks on Tuesday, Oct 11 after crude palm oil (CPO) futures ended the day on a higher note while the overnight rally on Wall Street could spur on buying of battered down blue chips.

11/10/2011 (Business Times) - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed firmer yesterday supported by higher soyabean oil prices and encouraging production and export data, dealers said.

11/10/2011(Jakarta Post) - India and ASEAN formed on Saturday a framework of bilateral cooperation in the agriculture sector that would last for at least five years.