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Palm Oil Conference in Indore Reshapes Perceptions on Health and Nutrition

India's palm oil consumption now exceeds 38% of total edible oil consumption, followed by soybean oil (21%), mustard oil (14%), and sunflower oil (12%).…
SEA to Ink Pact with Thai Palm Oil Industry for Bilateral Trade Enhancement

The representatives participated in a sequence of fruitful B2B discussions with notable Thai palm oil crushers, refiners, and exporters in Surat Thani.…
Abohar Farmers in Punjab Demand Date Palm Subsidy Due to Fall in Kinnow Production

Farmers of the Abohar area in Punjab have raised the demand for a subsidy to cultivate date palms due to fall in kinnow production because of the poor availability of canal water and unfriendly climatic conditions.…
India Unlikely To Be Affected By Indonesia's Plan to Ban Palm Oil Exports

Indonesia's plans to limit palm oil exports are unlikely to cause a shortage in the top consuming country, India, where stocks have risen to a record high following aggressive imports in the last three months, according to industry officials.…
RSPO to Build Awareness on Sustainable Oil Palm Ecosystem

With India announcing plans to expand its oil palm cultivation, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is raising awareness among stakeholders about the importance of creating a sustainable oil palm ecosystem in the country.…
SEA Asks Indonesia to Maintain a Stable Policy for Palm Oil Exports

SEA raised the issue of domestic market obligation (DMO) in Indonesia, claiming that despite the resumption of exports, Indonesia was unable to clear its massive stocks. DMO was blamed for the situation, according to SEA.…
Karimnagar DCCB to Boost Oil Palm Cultivation

The DCCB chairman inspected the nursery and spoke with DD horticulture Srinivas, Horticulture Officer Manjuvani, Lohia company representative Padmanabham, and others on this occasion. He inquired about the nurseries and the time required for plantation, growth and crop yield, and the oil extraction process, among…
Palm Oil Prices Drop to 13-Month Low on Rising Output, Weak Export Demand

The palm oil market is currently feeling the effects of lower exports from July 1 to July 20. According to cargo surveyors' data, Malaysian palm oil exports fell anywhere between 2% and 9.5% between July 1 and 20, compared to the same period the previous…
Global Palm Oil Trade Unlikely to Recover Till 2022-23, says USDA

July report "Oilseeds: World Market and Trade" highlights that high prices throughout much of the previous season drove a contraction in the vegetable oil trade, with palm oil being the most affected in terms of volume.…
India's Palm Oil Imports Increase in March as Ukraine's Sunoil Supplies Cut Off

According to the report, India imported 212,484 tonnes of sunflower oil in March, up from 152,220 tonnes in February, aided by the arrival of a few ships that had left Ukraine prior to the war.…
Palm Oil Crisis: Indonesia’s Current Situation & Its Impacts On India

Domestic shortages have forced price limitations and export restrictions in the world's top producer and exporter of palm oil. What is the cause of this scenario, and what are the consequences for India?…
Microalgae-Based Oil: A Potential Substitute To Palm Oil

Aside from being a more eco-friendly alternative to cultivating palm trees for plant-based oils or fat, the NTU-developed approach has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as food waste.…
Govt. Plans to Promote Oil Palm Cultivation in 2.5L acres with ₹1000 Cr. Budgetary Support

Telangana government has committed ₹1,000 crores to promote oil palm cultivation.…
Malaysian Palm Oil Loses Strength on the Weekend Session, Cautious Trading Expected in Coming Days

Malaysian palm oil has shown a stunning rally during the recently ended week, with the first month contract surpassing the 7000 barrier for the first time. The benchmark futures contract fell sharply on Friday and closed at 6274, down 7.53 percent over previous closing.…
Import of Crude Palm Oil Decreased & RBD Palmolein Shipments Increased in January

RBD palmolein imports increased by 459 percent in January compared to December, but crude palm oil (CPO) imports decreased by 23%. CPO imports decreased to 4.07 lt in January from 5.28 lt in December 2021, a decrease of 22.82 percent. In January 2021, India imported…
Centre Reduces Agricultural Cess on Crude Palm Oil

The Finance Ministry also extended the validity of the new duty on CPO and other crude oils to September 30 in a notification issued on Saturday. The effective duty rate on these crude edible oils will be 5.5%.…
Oil Palm Cultivation: Smallholder Farmers have the Potential to grow in a Sustainable Way

Dive into the article to know how smallholders farmers have the potential to grow the palm oil in a sustainable method.…
Government's Palm Oil Mission will Increase the Availability of Edible Oil: Tomar

According to Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, the National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) aims to increase the availability of edible oil in the country. With this mission, the government hopes to bring around 10 lakh hectares…
Efforts to Develop Disease-Resistant Areca Palms Moves Ahead

The Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) has gathered inflorescence from disease-resistant areca nut palms in order to develop tissue-cultured disease-resistant plants as part of its ongoing effort to establish an areca nut plant variety resistant to Yellow Leaf Disease.…
World's Most Widely Used Edible Oil Is Experiencing a Supply Shortage

Palm oil, the most widely used edible oil, has been a major contributor to this year's spectacular rise in global vegetable oil markets.…
Government Approves Palm Oil Scheme For Five Years

The Union Cabinet has launched a new palm oil scheme which predicts oil palm productivity growth by covering an additional 0.65 million hectares of oil palm by 2025-26.…
MoBiol Palm Oil Waste Management

MoBiol Algae Institute Corp. has set about solving the matter of palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment, something that has become a major environmental issue in Indonesia.…
Falling Export Demand Continues Hammering Malaysian Palm Oil Markets

The downward trend continues in Palm oil markets. Global prices eased for yet another week. On Friday Malaysian Palm oil registered its second weekly loss, with the benchmark palm oil contract for April delivery losing down 5 ringgit, over previous close on the Bursa Malaysia…
Israeli Pollinator Drones : Know about the Best Drones for Pollination

Israel is known for its robust military technology sector, and particularly the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are specifically engineered for reconnaissance, border control, battlefield surveillance, transporting supplies, and other types of missions.…
Fish tail palm cultivation increases in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

For wedding planners, fish tail palm is very common as the palm tree family offers an exotic look. Seeing the tremendous demand, nurseries are raising the seedlings of the ornamental tree in large numbers throughout Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.…
Date Palm Cultivation: Basic Guide for Beginners

This is a basic guide covering date palm cultivation, varieties, mode of propagation, soil, climate, and irrigation requirements, harvesting and yield, date uses, nutrition value, and health benefits.…
Palm Oil Ends 2020 with Handsome Gains – Upward Price Trend Still Intact

Malaysian palm oil posted decent gains after a bearish phase till May 2020. As such Indian CPO prices had also started recovering from June onwards. Domestic demand also started improving as inventories till May month had been running quite low hence Indian importers rushed to…
MPOB expects Malaysian Palm Oil demand to improve further in future

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) director-general (DG) Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir has reported a rise in Malaysian palm oil exports in recent months. Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is a premier government agency under the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities, established in…
Godrej Agrovet Launches High Yield Oil Palm Saplings for Farmers

Godrej Agrovet’s Oil Palm Plantation business has launched a new superior high yielding Oil Palm sapling raised out of semi clonal seeds sourced from Malaysia. These saplings were distributed to the farmers under the Godrej Agrovet factory zone in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.…
Palm Oil Production Prospects Continue Dwindling in Malaysia

Malaysian palm oil production continues to lower. Already the lockdown affect has forced the industry persons to revise the production 25% year on year. Now there are reports of production of palm trees in the region of Sabah to fall by nearly 50% every month…
India’s Edible Oil Inventory Running 16% lower than Last Year

India’s edible oils stocks till August were nearly 16% lower versus last year same period. Though the off-take of vegetable oils edible oils has been adversely affected this year, due to the Pandemic, domestic demand started improving slowly as the lockdown restrictions eased, trade between…
Growing Importance of Palm Oil in Global Markets

Palm oil has an important contribution in bio-fuel as it is one of the raw materials for manufacturing bio-fuels. Palm oil has a wider consumption and the global market of palm oil has been growing at a steady pace over the years in line with…
Palm Oil Prices See Smart Gains, Demand Remains Robust

Malaysian palm oil has registered smart gains in the current month in line with the existing demand and supply scenario. Lowering production prospects and improving export demand situation helped spot and futures market of Malaysian and Indian palm oil prices to observe decent price appreciation…
Palm May be Utilized for Organic Products to Create New Jobs in India

There are approximately 10 crore palm trees across the country. A wide range of products like candies, milk chocolates, palm cola, ice-cream and traditional sweets can be produced from Neera if properly marketed. At present palmgur Neera worth Rs 500 crore is traded in the…