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Crude Palm Oil Futures Rise 0.73% on Strong Demand
23/05/2017 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices today rose by 0.73 per cent to Rs 513.30 per 10 kg in futures trade amid pick up in domestic demand and restricted supplies from producing regions.
The Growing Palm Oil Sector
23/05/2017 (New Straits Times) - Malaysia’s palm oil industry has come a long way from 100 years ago, along with challenges and greater successes.
Palm Oil Production to Rise in Indonesia
23/05/2017 (Oxford Business Group) - Improved weather conditions and expanded acreage should help Indonesia’s palm oil industry rebound from a weak harvest in 2016, though projections of higher output may put downward pressure on prices and have prompted calls for increased domestic consumption.
Okomu Oil Palm Spends N20M on Whistle Blowers
23/05/2017 (Naija247news) - The management of Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo, said on Sunday, that it had spent N20m on whistleblowers who saved the company from incurring losses.
Soap to chocolate: We consume 7.7kg of palm oil yearly
22/05/2017 (The Star Online) – Kuala Lumpur: Pick up any package in a supermarket and there’s about a 50% chance it’s got palm oil in it.
Golden-Agri Resource subsidiary cultivates new palm oil seedlings for better yield
22/05/2017 (The Straits Times) – JAKARTA: SMART, a subsidiary of Golden-Agri Resources Ltd, has announced cultivation of a palm planting material which will enable the company to increase oil yields to the highest level in the industry.
Malaysian palm oil price reverses losses to gain on forecasts of higher exports
20/05/2017 (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded from early losses on Friday, to rise for a second session in three on expectations of increasing export demand.
Malaysian palm oil/Viegoils: Market factors to watch Monday May 22
22/05/2017 (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Monday May 22.
Malaysian palm oil industry undaunted by smear campaigns
18/05/2017 (The Star Online) – THE palm oil industry was a cornerstone in reducing the poverty rate in Malaysia from 50% in the 1960s, down to less than 5% today. The success of the industry, however, did not come without a price.
