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Mixed Prospects for Plantation Sector
HLIB Research maintained its CPO price assumption, forecasting an average of RM4,000 per tonne in 2024. Analysts are maintaining a...
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Jun 8, 20234 min
Palm Oil Industry Face 3-5 Years Production Halt Due to Replanting Curbs
Palm oil expansion looks less promising in the long run as stricter regulations are slowing down growth of new oil palm cultivation thus,...
Mar 24, 20234 min
Harn Len Buys Plantation Unit from Jakel for RM54.7m In Cash and Shares
Johor-based oil palm planter and property developer Harn Len Corp Bhd is acquiring a plantation outfit that owns 4,052.6 acres of...
Dec 20, 20223 min
Asian Farmers Plant To Boost Palm Oil Output, Seedling Shortage Slows Pace
Farmers across Asia are busy planting trees to boost palm oil production but nurseries are struggling to keep up with demand for sprouts...
Jul 1, 20222 min
Palm Oil Plantation Owners Urged to Opt for Organic Fertilizers
All oil palm growers, regardless of their plantation size, have been urged to switch from chemical fertilizers to optimum usage of...
Dec 8, 20212 min
Planters to Benefit from India’s Move
India’s decision to further cut import duties on edible oils including palm oil starting Sept 11 is positive on the upstream planters and...
Apr 8, 20213 min
Plantation Associations Appeal to Govt on Foreign Worker, Taxation, Market Access Issues
Oil palm plantation industry associations have appealed to the government on three issues: foreign workers, taxation and market access....
Mar 10, 20213 min
MPOB invents three-wheeled utility farm vehicle for oil palm plantations
A group of researchers from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) led by Dr. Mohd Azwan Mohd Bakri has invented a three-wheeled utility...
Jan 19, 20213 min
Oil Palm Smallholders Urged to Adopt Tech to Increase Yield — Plantation Think Tank
The oil palm industry, especially the half million smallholders, need to do more for their oil palm cultivation business despite working...
Sep 23, 20204 min
Malaysia Farms Face US$3 Billion Hit from Palm Oil Worker Shortage
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has left Malaysia’s palm oil industry without enough workers, a shortage that could cost farmers as...
Sep 14, 20203 min
Tax Exemption Augurs Well for Palm Oil Industry
COVID-19 hit oil palm smallholders and companies can heave a sigh of relief overt a tax exemption provided under the National Economic...
Jul 13, 20201 min
Malaysia Palm Plantations Urge Government to Let Foreign Workers Return
Malaysian palm plantations have urged the government to let foreign workers return, warning of severe damage to the palm-oil industry if...
Jan 21, 20202 min
Malaysia bets on barn owls to control rats in palm plantations
Malaysian palm oil companies should try to boost the numbers of barn-owls living in their plantations to tackle a rat problem rather than...
Oct 4, 20193 min
Malaysian Oil Palm Small Growers gear up to meet National Sustainability Standards
Wild Asia is proud to announce that the first group of students have completed Wild Asia Academy’s “Sustainability Leaders” series...
Oct 4, 20193 min
Malaysia Plants Hope for Palm Oil's Future in Dwarf Trees
Test tubes holding plants line shelves in a Malaysian laboratory, the heart of a breeding programme for dwarf palm oil trees which...
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