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Brighter Outlook for Malaysian Oil Palm Industry This Year
The Malaysian oil palm industry may stage a brighter performance this year with better key indicators fuelled by expectations of robust...
Feb 29, 20243 min read


El Niño Expected to Have Minimal Impact on Palm Oil Production
Although the El Niño weather phenomenon is expected to last until April according to weather and climate monitoring bodies, the...
Feb 1, 20244 min read


Palm Oil Industry Outlook, Challenges for 2024
The price of crude palm oil (CPO) experienced fluctuations throughout 2023, ranging from US$800 to US$1,000 (RM4,670) per tonne, compared...
Jan 30, 20243 min read


Mobilizing Sarawak’s Youth in The Palm Oil Industry
As Malaysia’s palm oil industry looks to press its global advantage, Pertubuhan Transformasi Dayak (Trada) called on the youth of Sarawak...
Jan 26, 20242 min read


Palm Oil Sector to Gain from Johari’s Cabinet Appointment
Industry bodies are bullish on Johari Ghani’s appointment as plantation and commodities minister. Johari Ghani is expected to improve the...
Jan 24, 20242 min read


Analysts See CPO at RM4,000 in 2024, Name IOI Corp as Top Sector Pick
Analysts remain "neutral" on the plantation sector, amid palm oil stockpile data indicating a dip of 1.1% month-on-month (m-o-m) to 2.45...
Jan 22, 20242 min read


Nusantara Could Be ‘Double-Edged Sword’ For East Malaysia’s Oil Palm Plantations
Key industry experts say the upcoming development of Indonesia’s planned capital city, Nusantara, in Kalimantan could be a double-edged...
Nov 28, 20233 min read


Boost Tech Usage in Oil Palm Industry to Cut Foreign Worker Reliance, Says Abang Jo
Sarawak's oil palm industry should step up the use of technology to improve its sustainability and reduce dependence on foreign labour,...
Nov 24, 20232 min read


Malaysia's Palm Oil Sector to Benefit from UK's CPTPP Entry - Analysts
Malaysia's palm oil industry will be one of the sectors to benefit from the United Kingdom’s entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive...
Nov 24, 20232 min read


Robust CPO Price Signifies Resilience in Nation’s Palm Oil Industry, Says Bursa Chief
The Malaysian palm oil industry had shown resilience in the first half of 2023, with benchmark crude palm oil (CPO) price standing robust...
Nov 22, 20233 min read


Sabah Earns RM6.22b from Crude Palm Oil Tax From 2018, Among Biggest Earners for State Coffers
The Sabah state government said today it has collected some RM6.22 billion in sales tax from its crude palm oil industry from 2018 to...
Nov 20, 20231 min read


Sabah To Come Up with Policy on Oil Palm Biomass
Sabah government will introduce its own policy to regulate oil palm biomass, said Sabah Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship...
Aug 29, 20232 min read


MPOC: ‘No Palm Oil’ Labels Are Illegal and Violate Malaysian Law
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has “strongly” urged retailers “to remove all products and advertising materials displayed and sold...
Aug 25, 20232 min read


Indonesia and Malaysia Seek to Soften EU Palm Oil Stance
Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s two largest palm oil producers, are in negotiations with their European Union (EU) counterparts,...
Aug 23, 20232 min read


Govt Will Ensure Smallholders Are Not Left Out of Palm Oil Supply Chain, Says DPM Fadillah
The government is committed to ensuring that smallholders are not left out of the palm oil supply chain following the introduction of new...
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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