Berita Arkib

A shortage of freshwater and the deforestation of the planet are major global concerns, that will have a devastating impact on society if left unchecked.

The government has rolled out the Biodiesel 20 programme as part of efforts to boost the use of palm oil and cut greenhouse emissions.

It’s time for some 2020 foresight in raw materials. After commodities posted a 10% advance last year, how will crude to coffee fare in the months to come?

The share prices of plantation counters have caught up with the rising crude palm oil (CPO) prices and the next catalyst will be come from planters’ corporate earnings announcement, says UOB Kay Hian Research (UOBKH).

Investors are piling into China’s markets, encouraged by progress on trade and signs that the world’s second-largest economy may be stabilising.

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi promised on Tuesday to help Thailand join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement at an early date.

U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday as sentiment soured after Iran’s missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq, sparking fears of wider war in the Middle East.

India has informally asked palm oil refiners and traders to avoid buying Malaysian palm oil, government and industry sources said on Tuesday, following Malaysian criticism of India’s actions in the Kashmir region and its new citizenship law.

Asian crude palm oil prices are expected to find support in weaker production to be brought about by dry weather in 2020, along with higher biofuel mandates in Indonesia and Malaysia, as the slump to a four-year low in July 2019 fades from market memory

Malaysian palm oil futures recovered from early losses on Tuesday on bargain buying, but gains were capped by worries of a disruption to export shipments in case of an escalation in Middle East tensions.

Indonesia said Tuesday it expects to begin a World Trade Organization process to resolve a dispute with the European Union over palm oil by the end of this month.

At least 50% of the crude palm oil (CPO) windfall tax will be channelled to the biofuel stabilisation fund, which is expected to be set up in the first quarter of this year, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said.