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Palm Oil Tops RM8, 000 for First Time amid Sunflower Oil Supply Disruption
Crude palm oil (CPO) prices topped RM8, 000 a ton for the first time on March 1, as consumers rushed to source the oil amid the shortfall...
Mar 24, 20222 min read


Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Completes First Physical Delivery of East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Completes First Physical Delivery of East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures in Sabah Bursa Malaysia Derivatives...
Mar 23, 20222 min read


Zuraida Slams US over SDP Palm Oil Ban
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has chided US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) for its “hasty...
Mar 23, 20222 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


Private Sector Best Placed to Resolve Labour Issues, Says MPOC
The private sector is best placed, and in many cases expected, to take the lead in ensuring that labour issues in the supply chains are...
Feb 25, 20222 min read


Willy Shee Replaces Lew Syn Pau as Lead Independent Director at Golden Agri-Resources
Golden Agri-Resources announced some changes to its board on January 3, as Lew Syn Pau and Foo Meng Kee resigned on Dec 31 after serving...
Feb 25, 20221 min read


Promoting Malaysian Palm Oil to the World
Palm oil is a key driver of Malaysia’s agriculture and agro-based sectors, generating approximately RM91.4bil in export revenue and sold...
Feb 25, 20227 min read


Indonesia’s Trade Minister Urged to Maintain Cooking Oil Price Stability
President Joko Widodo a.k.a. Jokowi has urged Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi and ministry officials to maintain domestic cooking oil price...
Feb 24, 20222 min read


MPOB Invites Entrepreneurs to Conduct Pre-Marketing Trials at Its Soap Production Facilities
Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) encourages entrepreneurs to use palm oil as a primary ingredient in soap formulations. Interested...
Feb 16, 20222 min read


The Launching of Global Framework Principles of Sustainable Palm Oil
CPOPC has developed and launched the Global Framework Principles of Sustainable Palm Oil (GFP-SPO) aims to be a common language across...
Feb 16, 20223 min read


Four Countries Set To Join CPOPC as Full Members in May, Says Exec Director
Colombia, Ghana, Honduras and Papua New Guinea are set to become full members of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) by...
Feb 15, 20222 min read


Union Govt Cuts Import Duty on Refined Palm Oil till March 2022
The decision was aimed at bringing down the prices of edible oil in the Indian markets. The Union Government on Monday, December 20,...
Feb 15, 20222 min read


A Year of Two Halves for Palm Oil Sector
Labour shortage is the biggest hurdle faced by the palm oil industry this year, with losses for the country running into billions of...
Feb 15, 20225 min read


‘Intelligent’ Cutters for Trees to Ease Malaysia Palm Oil Labor Crunch
New cutter with digital sensors can reach taller oil palms Worst-ever worker shortage in Malaysia leaves fruit rotting A Malaysian firm...
Feb 14, 20222 min read


Malaysia Expects to Benefit from Use of Drones in Palm Oil Industry within 3 Years
Malaysia will be able to take full advantage of the use of drone technology in the palm oil sector within the next three years, said...
Feb 14, 20221 min read
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