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5 hours ago1 min read
MKH Oil Palm's FY25 Prospects Supported by Strong Demand For CPO
MKH Oil Palm (East Kalimantan) chairman Tan Sri Alex Chen Kooi Chiew MKH Oil Palm (East Kalimantan) Bhd said its prospects for the...
3 days ago1 min read
Indonesia to Introduce B40 Biodiesel on January 1, 2025
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that the use of biodiesel  with 40 percent palm oil-based vegetable...
Nov 14, 20242 min read
Either Raise the Palm Oil Windfall Profit Levy Threshold or Abolish It, Says Minister Johari
Either abolish the windfall profit levy on palm oil production or raise the threshold to make it worthwhile, the Plantation and...
Nov 11, 20242 min read
Proposal to Revise Palm Oil Windfall Tax Pending MOF Feedback — Plantation Minister
The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) presented a proposal to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) last week to revise the windfall...
Nov 6, 20242 min read
Import Tax Hike Not a Threat to Malaysian Palm Oil
Malaysia's palm oil sector remains well-positioned to maintain its foothold in India, despite a recent 20 per cent increase in import...
Nov 1, 20241 min read
Budget 2025: Plantation Ministry Proposing Initiatives to Strengthen Oil Palm Industry
The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) has submitted two proposals to the Ministry of Finance to be considered for inclusion in...
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Analyst Sees Malaysian Palm Oil Trading Between RM3,700-RM4,500 per Ton Until Mid-2025
Malaysian palm oil is likely to trade between RM3,700 to RM4,500 a metric ton from now until June, as demand is expected to be buoyant...
Oct 24, 20241 min read
Avoid Buying Oil Palm Seed Online, Says Minister
Smallholders have been urged not to purchase oil palm seeds online from unregistered parties. Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk...
Aug 22, 20241 min read
Msia’s Palm Oil Stocks Hit 4-Month High in June on Weak Exports
Palm oil exports plunge 12.82% from May 2024 to 1.21 million tons. Malaysia’s palm oil stocks surged to a four-month high in June, driven...
Aug 19, 20242 min read
Johari Ghani: Ministry Plans to Cluster Rubber Smallholders to Boost Production
The Plantation and Commodities Ministry is currently examining a model to consolidate and unify rubber smallholders into clusters of 500...
Aug 14, 20246 min read
Foreign Labor Boost to Help Palm Oil Production This Year
The recent increase of foreign labor is anticipated to significantly enhance Malaysia's palm oil production this year and in the future....
Aug 9, 20242 min read
Johari Suggests Reinvesting Windfall Tax in Oil Palm Replanting
The plantation and commodities minister says he will work with the finance ministry and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board to review the tax....
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Sabah to Produce Tocotrienols from Palm Oil By-Product
Malaysia’s first facility utilizing refined palm oil by-products to produce tocotrienols is under construction in Kunak. The plant is...
Aug 1, 20242 min read
Plantation Ministry Will Propose Channeling Windfall Tax to Replanting under Budget 2025 — Johari
The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities will propose under Budget 2025 to channel a portion of the existing windfall tax on the palm...
Jul 29, 20244 min read
Farm Robots Help Plug Worker Shortage in Malaysian Palm Oil
A drone buzzes between trees on a humid Malaysian morning, monitoring the oil palm fruits as they ripen. Self-driving trucks rumble over...
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