PLANTATION counters on Bursa Malaysia Bhd recorded a sluggish financial performance in the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19) due to the dismal prices of crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil (PK).

BURSA Malaysia Derivatives Bhd (BMD) plans to reintroduce single stock futures (SSFs) this year to attract new investors and add new commodity contracts to boost interest of the local bourse.

Malaysia’s biggest supermarket chain has announced it will not sell products that are marked ‘palm oil-free.’

Malaysia is looking to diversify into food crops, in the face of fluctuating commodity prices and Western countries' hostility towards palm oil.

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Duty distinction reestablished at the 10 percent among CPO and RBD Palmolein

Tanaman kelapa sawit awalnya dibudidayakan sebagai tanaman hias. Adapun pembudidayaan tanaman untuk tujuan komersial baru dimulai tahun 1911. Perintis usaha perkebunan kelapa sawit di Indonesia, yaitu Adrien Hallet, seorang Belgia. Budi daya yang dilakukan Adrien Hallet diikuti oleh K. Schadt yang menandai lahirnya perkebunan kelapa sawit di Indonesia. Lokasi perkebunan kelapa sawit pertama di Pantai Timur Sumatera (Deli) dan NAD dengan luas areal mencapai 5.123 ha.

The import duty on RBD palmolein/palm oil originating in Malaysia and imported under the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement was increased by five per cent to 50 per cent for a period of 180 days.

09 Sep 2019 --- AAK has created several concepts to showcase the company’s fat and oil solutions that help bakers create indulgent and better-for-you non-dairy plant-based products consumers will embrace. The company’s newest global brand for plant-based foods, AkoPlanet, offers formulators a real-life solution for plant-based foods and supports AAK’s efforts to keep pace with consumers’ desires for clean label and sustainable products.

PETALING JAYA: Crude palm oil (CPO) is expected to trade between RM1,900 and RM2,200 per tonne this month as rising optimism on lower stockpile will likely be offset by weaker demand from India following the major edible oil importer’s move to raise the import duty on palm oil by 5%, according to analysts.