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Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
Palm charts third day of losses on weaker soyoil, rising output
Malaysian palm oil futures fell over 1% on Thursday to their lowest level in two weeks, tracking weakness in related edible oils and on forecasts of rising production.
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency ‘eager to intervene’ in palm oil sector
Many palm oil companies aren’t paying their taxes, and corruption in the licensing process for plantations is rife, according to the government’s Corruption Eradication Commission.
China scraps tax rebate for soymeal exports from November 1
China’s finance ministry said on Thursday it will adjust tax rebates on a wide range of export products including soymeal, a widely used animal feed ingredient, from Nov. 1.
Malcolm Turnbull's Indonesia mission to shore up Joko's support for FTA
Malcolm Turnbull's impending trip to Indonesia on behalf of the Australian government is motivated by concerns for the Australia-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement and the relationship more generally, following a negative reaction by President Joko Widodo to the ousting of Mr Turnbull as leader.
America Should Let China Lose The Trade War Gracefully
China has more to lose in the Trade War game, and, therefore, it will have no choice but to concede to Washington’s demands. But it must lose the trade war gracefully, as was the case with the US-Japan trade war back in the 1980s.
China blocked Australia’s FTA with Taiwan, says Bishop
China forced Australia to abandon a planned free trade agreement with Taiwan because it wanted to isolate the island’s pro-independence president Tsai Ing-wen, according to former foreign minister Julie Bishop.
Find broader trade partners and diversify export markets
Oil price volatility, escalating Middle East geopolitical risk and trade war have fuelled the need for Malaysia to diversify its economy, economists said
So what’s in your palm oil?
This is a sequel to “Warfare in defence of palm oil†published last week
Palm falls to one-week low on overnight soyoil losses
Malaysian palm oil futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week with a second consecutive day of losses on Wednesday, tracking U.S. soyoil losses on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
