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Nov 27, 20242 min read
India Hikes Import Tax on Palm Oil, Other Edible Oils by 20% to Help Oilseed Farmers There
India has hiked the import tax on palm oil and other edible oils by 20%, a move seen as helping local oilseed farmers. The tax increase...
Nov 22, 20241 min read
Indonesia Cuts Palm Oil Levy to Be Competitive, Boost Exports
This is expected to add pressure on benchmark palm oil futures, which have fallen over 10% locally since April. The world’s biggest...
Nov 19, 20242 min read
MPOC Calls On EU to Delay the Implementation of EUDR
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council has urged the European Commission to delay the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)...
Sep 4, 20242 min read
State to Probe Oil Palm Price Dip in South
The Commerce Ministry has ordered the Internal Trade Department to visit provinces with palm plantations as oil palm prices fell to find...
Aug 30, 20244 min read
Malaysia and China’s 50-Year Palm Oil Partnership: From Inception to Global Impact
As 2024 marks five decades of diplomatic relations between Putrajaya and Beijing, it’s noteworthy that Malaysia holds the distinction of...
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Malaysia Set to Sign Trade Agreement with China for Palm Oil and Agricultural Commodities
The Malaysian government is set to sign a trade agreement with China for palm oil and agricultural commodities later this year, The...
May 23, 20241 min read
India’s Palm Oil Imports Plunge as Demand for Sunflower Oil Jumps
India’s palm oil imports plunged to their lowest level in nine months in February, as higher prices prompted buyers to reduce purchases...
Feb 7, 20241 min read
Indonesia to Fine Palm Oil Companies $411 Million for Operating In Forests
Indonesia said on Dec 22 that it would slap palm oil companies operating within forest areas with fines amounting to a total of 4.8...
Feb 5, 20242 min read
Indonesia Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
World’s largest palm oil producer Indonesia is confident about winning its biofuel lawsuit against the European Union (EU) while saying...
Nov 30, 20232 min read
India's Top Palm Oil Buyer Expects 26% Jump in Imports to Record 10 million Tons
India's palm oil imports are set to jump 26% to a record high in the 2022/23 year ending on Oct. 31, as a recovery in consumption and...
Sep 28, 20231 min read
MPOC: Palm Oil Industry Can Lead in Sustainable Agriculture Practice
The palm oil industry has the potential to lead in sustainable agricultural practices, said Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) chairman...
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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 12, 20232 min read
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 8, 20235 min read
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 6, 20232 min read
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...
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