Palm Oil

Palm Oil Analyst Mistry Raises 2019 Malaysia Output Forecast

Malaysia's palm oil output is forecast to rise to 20 million tonnes in 2019, up from as much as 19.5 million tonnes forecast earlier, industry analyst Dora...

Indonesia Blocks EU Spirits, Link Seen To Palm Oil Spat: Industry

European spirits makers say they are facing difficulties exporting drinks to Indonesia amid tension after Jakarta said it was unhappy with an EU decision t...

EU Risks 'Trade War' With Malaysia Over Palm Oil

The European Union risks opening up a trade war with Malaysia over its "grossly unfair" policies aimed at reducing the use of palm oil, Prime Min...

Indonesia Pushes Palm Oil Firms To Take Legal Action Against EU

Indonesia's government has said it will encourage the country's palm oil companies to file lawsuits against the European Union if the bloc goes ahead with...

India's Palm Oil Imports Could Jump To Record As Prices Fall

India's palm oil imports in 2018/19 are likely to jump a tenth from a year earlier to a record high, as a sharp fall in the prices made the tropical oil mo...

Lidl Switzerland Switches To 100% Fairtrade Bananas

From this month, all bananas offered by Lidl Switzerland will bear the Fairtrade Max Havelaar accreditation, which guarantees that all product is fairly so...

EU Targets Palm Oil For Road Fuel Phase-Out, But With Exemptions

The European Commission has concluded that palm oil cultivation results in deforestation and its use in transport fuel should be phased out, but environmen...

Spar Austria Removes Palm Oil From 99% Private-Label Products

Spar Austria has announced that it has removed palm oil from around 99% of its own brand food SKUs. It has been replaced with domestic sunflower oil, rapes...