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CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Malaysia raises palm oil export duty for April
Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
Palm falls on weak rival oils, crude oil prices, April demand concerns
Indonesia tells some Jakarta supermarkets to remove 'palm oil-free' products
Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, has told some retailers in Jakarta to remove food products with “palm oil-free†labels from their shops, a government official said, as it seeks to protect its key export.
Indonesia joins Malaysia in banning ‘palm oil free’ products from stores to protect industry
• Indonesia and Malaysia together account for about 85 per cent of global palm oil supply, but are under pressure after the EU moved to phase out palm oil use • The country says it has a duty to protect the palm oil industry, and will educate people through an awareness campaign
Research finds that sustainable palm oil is best for biodiversity
Connected areas of high-quality forest running through sustainable palm oil plantations could help support increased levels of biodiversity, new research suggests
Indonesia Threatens to Halt Airbus Jet Orders Over Palm Oil Feud
Indonesia is pushing its domestic airlines to halt purchase of Airbus SE planes in retaliation for curbs imposed by the European Union on use of palm biodiesel.
TREND WATCH: Palm oil
Despite well-intentioned work by the Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil production (RSPO) – set up in 2003 – less than 20% of the world’s supply is ‘certified sustainable’.
Cooking oil prices may increase as rupee fall
Consumers will have to pay 3 per cent more for palm oil, 4 per cent more for soyabean oil and 6 per cent more for sunflower oil with the rupee getting devalued by 4 per cent in the past one month, said edible oil companies.
Satellite firm does deal with Indonesia to map palm oil farm deforestation
Satellite mapping company Ecometrica is to collaborate with the Indonesian space agency to monitor the effects of palm oil plantations in the rain forests under a signed agreement.
Indonesian walking 700 kilometers backward to save forests
An Indonesian man is walking more than 700 kilometers (430 miles) backward from his village in eastern Java to the country's capital to raise awareness about deforestation.
The pitfalls of Malaysia’s palm oil defence
As palm oil trade tensions drag on, Malaysia has slated another round of EU lobbying and a joint World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute filing with Indonesia for November 2019.
