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Malaysia raises palm oil export duty for April
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
Palm falls on weak rival oils, crude oil prices, April demand concerns
Palm oil signals mixed
Signals are mixed for palm oil, as it failed to break a resistance at RM1,984 per tonne.
Can Nestlé Source Peruvian Palm Oil Without Deforestation? – Analysis
Palm oil cultivation is booming in Peru, boosting the income of small farmers who supply Swiss food giant Nestlé with the product. But the crop is one of the main drivers of deforestation in this part of the country. Can farmers really “go green†amid so much demand?
Palm oil imports fall 9pc to $1.705bn
The palm oil imports into the country witnessed negative growth of 9.66 percent during the first eleven months of the fiscal year (2018-19) as against the imports of same period of last year.
Nearly half of companies with deforestation risk aren’t addressing it
Deforestation and illegal agriculture still account for roughly 20 percent of all greenhouse gasses, leaving major producers of soy, beef and other commodities exposed to regulatory and reputational risk as the Paris Agreement comes into force.
Malaysian activists urge lawmakers to get tough on forests losses
Environmental activists will march on Malaysia’s parliament on Thursday to demand lawmakers strengthen the country’s decades-old forestry laws and amend the constitution to give greater protections to its dwindling rainforests.
Malaysia's palm oil futures dominance challenged by upstart
Palm oil futures have been trading on Singapore’s Asia Pacific Exchange for just three months, but they’re already making their mark in a world long dominated by the benchmark contract in neighboring Malaysia.
Malaysia and Indonesia to jointly fight EU's palm oil ban at WTO
Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) said Indonesia and Malaysia will jointly seek justice at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the EU presses on to ban palm oil.
Protected forests to grow under new rules, says palm oil watchdog
Protected forest areas will grow by up to 10% under new rules to stop deforestation, the palm oil industry watchdog said on Tuesday, which is working to make the edible oil greener.
‘Impossible for palm oil farmers to harm environment’: Acting Aceh governor
Acting Aceh governor Nova Iriansyah has lashed out at the notion that oil palm plantations in the province contributed to environmental degradation, saying it was impossible for Acehnese farmers to harm the environment.
