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Latest updates, insights and developments across the palm oil industry.


CPOPC Aims 93% Of World's Palm Oil Producing Countries to Become Members by Next Year
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) aims to have 93 per cent of the world’s palm oil producing countries as members by...
Sep 20, 2023


MPOB: Mechanisation Rate in Palm Oil Plantations Still Low
The adoption of mechanization in Malaysia’s oil palm plantations is still relatively low at less than 50 per cent for overall field...
Sep 18, 2023


Palm Oil Imports from Malaysia Surges 353% In 4 Months
Palm oil imports from Malaysia – a top global producer to Nigeria have surged by 353 per cent in the first four months of 2023 despite...
Sep 14, 2023


Indonesia Mulls Diverting Palm Oil Exports to Africa Over EUDR
With European nations implementing the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulations (EUDR), the government is thinking of gradually...
Sep 12, 2023


Green Afro-Palms addresses yield gap to help smallholder farmers unlock potential of palm oil
Green Afro-Palms addresses yield gap to help smallholder farmers unlock potential of palm oil in Ghana As the most widely used vegetable...
Sep 8, 2023


Exploration of Palm Oil Will Increase Sector’s GDP – Expert
An agriculture investor, Mr Leke Oluwatosin, says exploring palm kernel oil processing will boost the sector’s contributions to the...
Sep 6, 2023


Indonesia Urges Importers to Back Sustainable Palm Oil, Not Boycotts
Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil exporter, on May 17 urged importing countries to recognize and pay the premium for sustainably...
Sep 4, 2023


Soludo Imports Two Million Malaysian Palm Oil Seedlings, Coconuts
Soludo Imports Two Million Malaysian Palm Oil Seedlings, Coconuts; Targets N160 Billion Yearly Profit “We started importation of one...
Aug 31, 2023


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, 2023


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, 2023


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, 2023


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, 2023
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