Berita Arkib

The coming La Nina weather phenomenon that will bring heavier than usual rainfall may determine the pace of the current upward trend of crude palm oil (CPO) prices.

We are familiar with rice, oil palm, rubber and durian. Rubber is grown for rubber latex, which finds wide use in thousands of products that have served us all well.

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has partnered the National Directorate of Employment to train 20 youths from Oyo on modern agricultural techniques.

The federal Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry welcomes all forms of cooperation from Sarawak’s palm oil stakeholders in creating new markets at state, national and international levels, especially for local products with the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification.

The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for empowering smallholder farmers under the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP).

Despite the country’s array of fertile land, billions of naira are spent yearly on food importation, due to failure to utilise its abundant inherent resources.

Africa, a continent with a population of over 1.3 billion and expected to increase to 2.5 billion by 2050, offers bright prospects for Malaysian palm oil, with demand likely to come from industries such as food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, say palm oil experts.

THE Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has developed a monitoring system to track palm oil transport vehicles to prevent misconduct.

Prices of rice and edible oil continued to rise in the city’s kitchen markets after a sharp increase in the onion price across the country.

In a bid to promote high-quality oil palm production in the country, Solidaridad, an international civil society organization, in partnership with Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), will train palm oil producers in the last quarter of 2020.

Capitol Food Co., formerly Capitol Milling Co., announced an agreement with Wilmar International Ltd. for the sales and distribution of Wilmar’s Natural Boxed Palm products in North America.

United Malacca Bhd posted a net profit of RM3.55 million for the first quarter ended July 31, 2020 (1QFY21), compared with a RM60.75 million net loss for 4QFY20.