KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Malaysia should utilise the free trade agreements that it has among Asean countries, including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership to promote palm oil at the global level, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani’s appointment as Plantation and Commodities Minister following Tuesday’s Cabinet reshuffle is expected to improve the Malaysian agricultural industry’s governance and practices, especially towards the sustainability of the palm oil industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — There will be little change to Malaysia’s production of palm oil for this year as compared with 2022, with the price of crude palm oil hovering around RM4,000 per tonne, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The Ministry of Plantations and Commodities and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) are intensifying efforts to enable more palm oil smallholders to comply with the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification (MSPO) scheme.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will organise the International Palm Oil Congress and Exhibition (Pipoc) 2023, the world’s largest oil palm congress and exhibition, from November 7 to November 9, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The demand for Malaysian palm oil is expected to improve this year propped up by the hot weather, pushing up the price to between RM3,800 to RM4,000 per tonne, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — Malaysia's palm oil board on Monday warned of a tough 2023 for the market for the world's most consumed edible oil, with the persistence of global uncertainties in weather, geopolitics and economics that have caused wide price swings this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to average RM5,300 per tonne in the second half (H2) of 2022, lower than in the first half due to expectations of higher global vegetable oil supply, higher CPO production especially in the third quarter, as well as lower palm oil exports, says the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

BANGI, June 28 — The government has urged palm oil millers who have ceased their milling operations due to the sharp fall in edible oil prices to resume operations immediately.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) price stood at RM4,306.50 per tonne on April 21, surpassing the previous peak of RM4,270 per tonne recorded on April 9, 2021, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said.