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Oil palm smallholders nationwide are urged to take advantage of the government funding incentive in obtaining Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification before the incentive ends in four months.

The Palm Oil-Free Accreditation Program (POFAP) has launched the world’s first Palm Oil Free Certification Trademark in Australia.

Malaysian palm oil futures reversed earlier gains to fall at the close of trade on Friday, tracking related edible oils on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange which erased some gains.

POST-BREXIT, the UK will have a historic opportunity to strike a trade deal with one of the world’s fastest-growing regions and prove that it can shed European red tape and protectionism. The key is to rethink the European Union’s misguided policy on palm oil.

The European Union has slapped countervailing tariffs on imports of subsidized biodiesel from Indonesia. The southeast Asian country has threatened to retaliate but experts say counter tariffs could be self-destructive.

Blackouts and chronic air pollution in a nation with abundant sources of clean energy makes no economic sense.

TAIPING, Aug 15 — The government will not be extending the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification (MSPO) incentive which ends on December 31 this year, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A group of non-governmental organizations is calling on U.S. authorities to ban imports of palm oil from Malaysia’s FGV Holdings and investigate the company, citing concerns of forced labor and human trafficking on its plantations.

JAKARTA: Indonesia has sealed parts of palm oil and timber concessions owned by 10 companies on Borneo Island after a spate of forest fires, authorities said on Thursday, warning those involved in forest burning would be severely punished.

As Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer and exporter, commits to fighting the EU’s ban on the use of palm oil for its member countries’ biodiesel, it may find solace near home.

Softer crude palm oil (CPO) prices continued to drag on earnings.

Indonesia has recorded a trade deficit of US$63 million in July on the back of weak commodity prices that has affected its export value, according to Statistic Indonesia (BPS) data released on Thursday.