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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
CPO prices to stay elevated on firm demand and tight supply
CPO price dip seen as temporary, stocks to rise in November: CIMB Securities
Malaysia lowers December crude palm oil reference price, maintains duty at 10%
Palm oil to trend upwards in the short term
12/03/2025 (The Star), Petaling Jaya - Analysts expect the current low level of the domestic palm oil stockpile, which is below two million tonnes, will likely position crude palm oil (CPO) prices to stay on an uptrend in the next few months.
CPO Futures End Mostly Lower On Weaker Export Sentiment
11/03/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended mostly lower as sentiment weakened due to slower export pace, which dragged prices down, traders said.
India's edible oil imports hit 4-year low, depleting inventories
11/03/2025 (Reuters), Mumbai - India's edible oil imports in February plunged to their lowest level in four years, led by declines in soyoil and sunflower oil imports, dragging inventories to their lowest level in three years, a leading industry body said on Tuesday.
CPO price premium over rivals is turning Malaysian palm oil’s key buyers to competing oils — analysts
11/03/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil’s (CPO) continued premium over rival oils, such as soybean, is turning away Malaysian palm oil’s key buyers — India, the European Union and China — according to Gleanuk Economics.
Analyst keeps ‘overweight’ call on plantations amid supply deficit
11/03/2025 (Bernama), Petaling Jaya - Kenanga Research has maintained its “overweight” rating on the plantation sector, citing strong crude palm oil (CPO) prices and a persistent global supply deficit despite weaker exports.
Malaysian palm oil slips on profit taking
11/03/2025 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil futures snapped three consecutive sessions of gains on Monday, weighed down by profit-taking, lower Chicago soyoil prices and as inventories fell less than expected amid a slowdown in exports.
MPOB: Palm oil exports eased by 16.27% m-o-m to one million tonnes in February 2025
10/03/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia’s palm oil exports in February 2025 eased by 16.27% to 1.00 million tonnes, from 1.19 million tonnes in January 2025, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
4.89m hectares of oil palm land are MSPO certified as at December 2024 — deputy minister
10/03/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - A total of 4.89 million hectares (ha), or 86.47% of palm oil cultivation areas in Malaysia, have received certification under the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) standard as of Dec 31, 2024, demonstrating Malaysia’s commitment to sustainability.
Indonesia to run palm plantations seized from troubled firm
10/03/2025 (Bloomberg) - The Indonesian government took over management of palm oil plantations seized from a corporation facing a graft probe, under an initiative that may be extended to other troubled commodity-production sites.
