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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
Teresa’s rage and a lesson on free speech
Recently, an international school invited the wrath of Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok over a student presentation on the environmental damage caused by the palm oil industry.
Total starts production at French biofuel refinery
Total on Wednesday said it had begun producing biofuel at a refinery in southern France, a project that has sparked an outcry from environmentalists and farmers over its plans to import palm oil.
Malaysian palm oil prices rise with soyoil but gains seen limited
NEW DELHI: Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Tuesday, in line with rival soyoil, but estimates of higher output and sluggish exports by the world's top producers limited gains.
CPO futures extend gains in anticipation of lower production
KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives extended gains to close higher, amid expectation of lower production in the coming weeks, a dealer said.
Malaysian palm oil industry sets replanting programme
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil industry players are making concerted efforts towards replanting oil palm trees together with the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), says Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim.
Palm oil falls due to weaker exports, higher output estimates
NEW DELHI: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Tuesday, weighed down by expectations of higher output and sluggish exports from the world’s top producers of the tropical oil.
Action will be taken against int'l school for anti-palm oil performance
The Education Ministry will take action against an international school in Kuala Lumpur for carrying out an activity sowing anti-palm oil sentiment.
Germany calls for coordinated measures in deforestation-free palm oil production
BERLIN, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The German government is expecting global palm oil production to grow and is calling for "globally coordinated measures to implement deforestation-free cultivation", according to a response to a parliamentary inquiry first reported on by the German press agency (dpa) on Tuesday.
Plantation counters a long-term investment
THE near-term outlook on plantation counters continues to hover in the neutral zone with limited downside risks, after the first half of 2019 (1H19) was marred by high stockpiles and an overall bearish sentiment towards commodities due to a re-escalation of US-China trade tensions and the African swine fever outbreak in China.
