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Biofuel, Supply and EU at Top of Minds as Palm Oil Players Meet
(March 4): Plans to increase the use of palm-based biodiesel, production growth, trade talks and Europe’s unfriendly policies will be the key points to watch as some of the world’s most influential palm oil traders, analysts and executives from over 50 countries gather in Kuala Lumpur this week. The...
EU decision to ban palm oil for biofuels smacks of discrimination — Soppoa
As the world’s most widely used edible oil, palm oil is found in everything from margarine to biscuits and soap to soups, as well as in biofuel. File Photo KUCHING: Recent European Union (EU) decisions to ban palm oil for biofuels by 2020 in Europe smack of discrimination as well as asserting coloni...
CPO Price Trend for 2018 – An Update
CPO PRICE TREND FOR 2018 – AN UPDATE 2018 Global Palm Oil Market Trends and Opportunities CPO Price Trend – Views from Industry Experts MPOC’s second POINTERS for the year 2018 was held from 6-12 August, 2018. This effort is timely as fresh factors affecting CPO price fluctuations have surface...
Malaysian Palm Oil/Vegoils: Market Factors to Watch Friday March 29
MALAYSIAN PALM OIL/VEGOILS: MARKET FACTORS TO WATCH FRIDAY MARCH 29 Malaysian palm oil futures slipped to a more than one-week low at one point on Thursday as high inventory levels continued to weigh on the market. KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil future...
Mahathir: EU Risks ‘Trade War’ with Malaysia Over Palm Oil
MAHATHIR: EU RISKS ‘TRADE WAR’ WITH MALAYSIA OVER PALM OIL Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reacts during an interview with Reuters in Langkawi, Malaysia March 28, 2019. LANGKAWI: The European Union risks opening up a trade war with Malaysia over its “grossly unfair” poli...
Malaysian Palm Oil Price Falls to 1-week Low as Inventories Remain High
MALAYSIAN PALM OIL PRICE FALLS TO 1-WEEK LOW AS INVENTORIES REMAIN HIGH The benchmark palm oil contract for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed up 0.2 percent at 2,136 ringgit ($524.82) a tonne, snapping three previous sessions of declines. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oi...
