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JPG to benefit from higher palm oil prices
PETALING JAYA: Main-market bound Johor Plantations Group Bhd (JPG) is expected to see strong earnings growth this year on higher palm oil prices and fresh fruit bunch production and lower ...
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Palm oil is unavoidable. Can it be sustainable?
MalaysiaBunches of oil palm fruit harvested by hand are trucked to a mill for processing in mainland Malaysia. Oil palms yield more oil per acre than do other crops. But soaring demand for the ...
Indonesia to raise palm oil export levy to 4.5% to 10%, official says
Indonesia will raise its palm oil export levy to between 4.5% and 10% of the crude palm oil reference price, up from 3% to ...
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‘Sustainable’ palm oil firms continue illegal peatland clearing despite permit revocation
Palm oil companies in Indonesia continue to operate on protected peatlands and clear forests, despite having their forestry ...