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CPO prices seen at RM4,400-RM4,600 on tighter supply
CPO Futures End Higher, Tracking Stronger Soybean Oil Prices
Malaysia’s total palm oil stocks rise 7.48% to 2.82 million tonnes in August — MPOB
Palm slips over 1% on weaker soyoil, bearish MPOB data
Malaysia says China to increase imports of Malaysian palm oil -report
China will increase its imports of Malaysian palm oil by 250,000 metric tons a year, state news agency Bernama reported on Sunday, citing Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Palm closes lower after selloff in rival oils
JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Tuesday, extending losses for a second session, weighed down by a selloff in rival vegetable oils.
Kuala Lumpur Kepong may achieve lower CPO production costs in Q4: HLIB
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) is expected to achieve lower crude palm oil (CPO) production costs beginning in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the fiscal year 2023 (FY23) due to increased fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production.
Immediate measures needed to address labour shortage in Sabah's palm oil industry, says Warisan
18/09/2023 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - The Sabah government must take immediate and comprehensive measures to resolve labour shortages faced by the palm oil industry, says Parti Warisan deputy president Datuk Darell Leiking.
Malaysia to double palm oil exports to China amid EU import restrictions
18/09/2023 (Benar News) - Malaysia’s deal to double palm oil exports to China annually is a move to offset potential revenue losses from the European Union’s ban on commodities that are linked to deforestation, analysts said on Monday.
Marcop to enhance labour efficiency in dealing with palm oil labour shortage said DPM
18/09/2023 (The Malaysian Reserve) - The Malaysia Palm Oil Berhad’s (MPOB) Mechanisation and Automation Research Consortium of Oil Palm (MARCOP) aims to raise the labour-to-land ratio to 1:25 (one person to cover 25 hectares) from 1:9 currently to sort the labour shortage in the industry.
Malaysia reviewing windfall tax on palm oil industry
18/09/2023 (The Business Times) - MALAYSIA is reviewing an existing windfall tax on the palm industry and hopes to complete it next year, Minister of Plantation and Commodities Fadillah Yusof said on Monday (Sep 18).
Govt starts oil palm replanting in Riau smallholder farms
18/09/2023 (Antara News), Pekan Baru - The Agriculture Ministry has launched a program to replant oil palms on 10 thousand hectares (ha) of smallholder farmland in Riau Province.
A repeat winner for the sector
18/09/2023 (The Edge Malaysia) - From 2019 to 2022, the price of the world’s most consumed edible oil — crude palm oil (CPO) — rose from a low of RM1,831 per tonne (Malaysian Palm Oil Board spot) in March 2019 to a historical high of RM8,076 per tonne in March 2022, owing to weather factors, pandemic-induced labour shortages, the Ukraine-Russia conflict and regulatory changes. Prices eased towards end-2022, ending the year at RM4,048 — still higher than 2019’s average of RM2,128.
