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No New Land Clearing for Palm Oil
There will be no new land clearing or deforestation for oil palm plantations, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He...
May 15, 20232 min read


Myanmar’s Domestic Edible Palm Oil Price Rising
The edible palm oil reference price set by the Edible Oil Import Storage and Distribution Supervision Committee rose by over 100 kyats...
May 12, 20231 min read


Indonesia Pledges Policy Transparency with New Palm Oil Exchange
Indonesia's plan to channel crude palm oil (CPO) exports via a futures exchange would improve policymaking in the top producer and avoid...
May 8, 20232 min read


Quanzhou Deputy Mayor Calls for Malaysian Palm Oil Producers, Traders to Expand to The City
A delegation from the city of Quanzhou, Fujian, in China, has called on Malaysian palm oil producers and traders to expand business...
May 4, 20231 min read


WWF Backs Indonesia-China Sustainable Palm Oil Trade
This is also appropriate in the context of how palm oil from Indonesia can comply with and also ensure these interests The environmental...
Jan 9, 20232 min read


Indonesia Palm Oil Firms to Get Bigger Export Quotas under New Rules
Indonesian palm oil companies will be offered larger export quotas under new plans to adjust rules on local cooking oil sales, part of...
Sep 7, 20222 min read


Indonesia to Allocate About 1 Million Tons of Palm Oil for Export
Indonesia will allocate about 1 million tons of palm oil for export, prioritizing companies that have been registered for the...
Jul 4, 20221 min read


Palm Biodiesel Conference Aims to Bolster Cooperation, Investment
The third Palm Biodiesel Conference that took place in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on March 24 is an opportunity to strengthen cooperation and...
May 18, 20221 min read


Indonesia's Domestic Market Obligation U-Turn Positive for CPO Price
Indonesia’s U-turn on its domestic market obligation (DMO) will likely cause a sharp decline in its palm oil exports in the next couple...
May 18, 20222 min read


Indonesia's palm oil export ban leaves global buyers with no plan B
People shop for cooking oil made using palm oil at a supermarket in Jakarta, Indonesia, Mar 27, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Willy Kurniawan)...
Apr 25, 20223 min read


India to Get Technical Help from Malaysia to Increase Its Palm Oil Plantation Footprints
With India looking to expand footprints of palm oil plantations to reduce its dependence on import of oilseeds, the country joined hands...
Apr 22, 20222 min read


Tanzania: Govt Encourages Use of Modern Tech in Palm Oil Production
The government in collaboration with development partners has been encouraging the agronomy of modern palm trees, the use of quality and...
Apr 21, 20222 min read


GFP-SPO to Be Common Language across Palm Oil Certification Schemes — CPOPC
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) has developed a Global Framework of Principles of Sustainable Palm Oil (GFP-SPO) that...
Mar 25, 20222 min read


Indonesia Sticks With Biodiesel Policy Even as Palm Oil Soars
Government is closely monitoring palm oil and petroleum prices B40 road test may be delayed to April as plan under discussion Indonesia,...
Mar 25, 20221 min read


Malaysia Mulls MoU with India on Labor Intake for Plantations
Plantation industries and commodities minister Zuraida Kamaruddin with Indian minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan in...
Mar 22, 20222 min read
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