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Palm oil

Companies & Markets

First Resources Q3 profit surges 43.5% to US$87.5 million

The output of fresh fruit bunches was up 8 per cent to 2.54 million tons.
Companies & Markets

Bumitama Agri’s 9M profit rises 29% with record rainfall in Central Kalimantan

金光农业资源（Golden Agri Resources）的棕榈种植面积达48万公顷，一年产量近300万公吨。以规模而言，是印度尼西亚第一、世界第二。图为棕榈树。
Companies & Markets

Golden Agri-Resources Q3 profit rises 17% to US$124 million on higher output and palm oil prices

Crackdown ordered by President Prabowo Subianto is the biggest structural change in Indonesia’s palm industry.
International

Fear grips Indonesian palm oil industry as military seizes plantations 

First Resources has decided to streamline its plantation footprint by exiting the oil palm plantation business in the West Papua province of Indonesia.
Companies & Markets

First Resources sells Indonesia units, exits oil palm plantation business in West Papua

Malaysian palm oil production typically tapers off towards year-end following a strong September quarter.
Energy & Commodities

Malaysia's palm oil stocks to drop as output slows and exports rise

Indonesia’s Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the mainboard-listed company’s earlier acquittal in a graft case involving palm oil export permits.
Companies & Markets
BROKERS’ TAKE

Wilmar closes 1.4% down on corruption verdict; RHB downgrades stock to ‘sell’

Wilmar's 11.9 trillion rupiah security deposit could be forfeited, following an unfavourable ruling by Indonesia's Supreme Court.
Companies & Markets
NEWS ANALYSIS

What does 11.9 trillion rupiah in cash look like? For Wilmar, it could spell trouble

The Prabowo administration’s new policies could have major implications for the country’s palm oil and mining industries, say the writers.
Opinion & Features

Beyond the protests, investors must navigate Prabowo’s land policy shifts

The acknowledgement reinforces MSPO’s role as Malaysia’s national framework for sustainable palm oil and highlights its contribution to global trade and responsible sourcing.
ASEAN Business

EU clears Malaysia’s palm oil certification for new deforestation rule

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