Indonesia firms in palm oil fraud probe supplied fuel majors
Sara HUSSEIN Palm oil has often been linked to deforestation (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN) (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/AFP) Indonesian companies targeted in a palm oil fraud […]
Trump invites farmers, biofuels producers to White House event
By Jarrett Renshaw U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, […]
Malaysia’s Feb palm oil stocks drop to four-month low as output falls
By Danial Azhar & Rajendra Jadhav / Reuters Photo by Low Yen Yeing/The Edge KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): Malaysia’s palm oil inventories […]
If I were a woman planter in an oil palm estate
Worker harvesting fresh fruit bunches in an oil palm oil plantation in Kampung Kuala Tasek in Bukit Mertajam. —ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star IF […]
How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming
Most shipping companies have suspended journeys through the strait of Hormuz. umut kacar/Alamy Tehran is moving to restrict – or effectively close – […]
Ghana to reduce palm import by $200 million with new China alliance
Ghana is intensifying efforts to cut its palm oil import bill by about $200 million annually, as it courts Chinese investors to […]
Indonesia has seized five million hectares of palm oil plantations, task force says
By Bernadette Christina / The Edge Malaysia JAKARTA (March 2): Indonesia has seized five million hectares of palm oil plantations and industrial forest concessions that […]
Okomu Oil records N87.3 billion profit in 2025 as palm, rubber sales increase
By Izuchukwu Okoye The Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc reported a pre-tax profit of N87.3 billion for the year ended 31 December 2025, […]
My Say: Planta — bridging divides: Malaysia’s love for a palm oil icon
By Qua Kiat Seng / The Edge Malaysia This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on December 29, 2025 – January 4, […]
Investing in oil palm stocks
There are opportunities in investing in oil palm stocks. STR/ADZLAN SIDEK Malaysia is the second largest producer of palm oil in the […]
Indonesia vows action against laggards on forestry fines
JAKARTA (Jan 15): Indonesia’s military-backed forestry task force has threatened legal action against dozens of plantation and mining companies refusing to pay […]
Presco acquires 10,000 hectares Nsadop, Boki plantations in new expansion drive
Wasiu Alli Nigeria’s largest oil palm producer, Presco Plc, said today it’s acquiring 10,000 hectares across the Nsadop and Boki plantations […]