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Palm Futures Lower on Lack of Demand
KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives extended their fall into a second day yesterday due to lack of demand, dealers said. Renewed concerns over the macro economy, coupled with May’s bearish export data from cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services an...
Palm Futures Dip as Investors Await Data
KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower yesterday on lack of buying interest, dealers said. Most investors remained on the sidelines, awaiting the release of May’s palm oil export figures before taking up fresh positions, a dealer said. Spot month June 2012 sh...
Palm Oil: The World’s Best Edible Oil?
You can cook with any number of oils on the market, but which one is truly best? Editor Chad Merchant embarks on a quest to learn the facts and determine which edible oil offers today’s eco-minded, health-conscious consumers the ideal choice. The answer may surprise you. I still remember my first vi...
CPO Futures up on Buying Interest
KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil futures closed higher on increased buying interest. “End-May stocks are expected to be lower and this would be bullish for prices,” said Kenanga Deutsche Futures dealer, Chan Chee Wei. He said that the market was expected to re-test the RM3,200-a-tonne le...
Palm Oil Good Alternative to Marine Fish Oil, says Prof
PALM oil has been recognised as an alternative to marine fish oil in the production of aquafeed (food pellets for marine life). Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) School of Biological Sciences lecturer Prof Ng Wing Keong said it was vital to find a substitute for marine fish oil as scientists ha predic...
Palm Talks
The enduring importance of small farmers across the globe. WHILE advanced and emerging economies are noteworthy for their myriad differences, it is often instructive to highlight ways in which the wealthy North and the developing South are actually quite alike. For example, the small family farmer r...
