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Malaysia’s Palm Oil Stocks Down 3.94 Pct To 2.7 Million Tonnes In February 2026 – MPOB
Palm tracks gains in Dalian and Chicago rival oils, stronger crude
CPO FUTURES RALLY ABOVE RM4,500 PER TONNE, HIGHEST SINCE OCTOBER LAST YEAR
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Producing and Exporting Vegetable Oil
03/12/2013 (THISDAY Live) - A nation that wants to grow must look inwards so as to harness those areas where it has comparative advantage over other nations. When this is done, then efforts would be done to develop those areas to the advantage of the nation.
Edible Oil Imports Fall
03/12/2013 (Pakistan Observer) - Import of edible oil in the country including soyabean and palm, witnessed decreasing trend during first four months of current financial year as compared to same period of last year. During the period from July-October, this year, the import of soyabean oil decreased by 20.28 per cent and reached at 29,701 metric tons costing US$ 31.488 million. According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics the import of soyabean was recorded at 30,596 metric tons valuing US$ 39.49 million in same period of last year. During the period under review, palm oil import decreased by 11.28 per cent and reached at 756,373 metric tons costing US$ 615.130 million which was recorded at 662,130 metric tons worth US$ 693.35 million in corresponding period of last year.
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
03/12/2013 (Business Recorder) - Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
Dumping Trans Fat Could Do Harm
03/12/2013 (The Olympian) - U.S. regulators are moving to get rid of unhealthy trans fat from Americans’ diets, but critics are warning that a common replacement, palm oil, is not that much healthier and also is bad for the environment.
FG to Create 3.5m Jobs Through Agriculture by 2015 - Jonathan
03/12/2013 (Nigerian Bulletin) - The Federal Government through President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday at an international conference on palm oil production reiterated its commitment to create 3.5 million jobs through the agricultural value chains of production, processing and marketing by 2015.
Palm Drops to One-Week Low as Lower Exports May Boost Reserves
03/12/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil fell for a third day to the lowest in a week on speculation that stockpiles in Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest producer, may rise after surveyor estimates showed that exports declined last month.
Plantations Used as Cover for Destruction of Old-growth Forests in Myanmar
03/12/2013 (Mongabay.com) - As Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom airs on the BBC, the forests documented in the series are increasingly being cut down, according to a new report by U.S. NGO Forest Trends. The report alleges that wide swathes of forest are being cleared in ethnic minority areas of Myanmar (also known as Burma), ostensibly for palm oil and rubber plantations. However after the lucrative timber is extracted, the report finds little evidence that the companies involved are serious about establishing plantations.
Palm Oil Company Bumitama under Fire for Clearing Rainforest, Endangering Orangutans
03/12/2013 (Mongabay.com) - Bumitama Agri, an Indonesian palm oil producer, is breaking the law by clearing forests and developing plantations without the proper licenses, a coalition of NGOs said in a report released on Nov. 21.
Nigerian Government to Supply Subsidized Harvesters to Boost Oil Palm Production
03/12/2013 (Premium Times) - The Federal Government says it would supply 73 motorised harvesters at subsidised rates to farmers, to boost oil palm production in the country.
