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Headline news on the palm oil industry for March 2020
Indonesia. Musim Mas to achieve full traceability of palm oil supply by third quarter 2020. FoodNavigator

Malaysia. Palm oil domestic consumption will not offset export loss. TheMalaysianInsight

Indonesia. RI palm oil exports to China drop by half in January. GAPKI. JakartaPost

China agriculture futures spike as food shortage concerns mount. AgriCensus
Gabon. Palm oil giant Olam under scrutiny again over Gabon plantations. Mongabay

Nigeria would need additional 1.2 million hectares of oil palm per year over ten years to catch up with Indonesia. NPPAN. TheNationOnlineNG

Malaysian palm oil industry adds blockchain technology to improve transparency. FoodBev

RSPO members concession maps now available for download. RSPO
India. Mangaluru CII asks Centre to allow import of RBD palmolein. TheHinduBusinessLine

Oil crash could destroy global biofuels markets. YahooFinance

Indonesia. Jakarta eases rules on palm oil shipping. AgraNet

Malaysia. Tough time ahead for palm oil exports. TheMalaysianReserve
Thailand. PTG earmarks 5 billion Baht for expansion and non-oil sectors including B100. BangkokPost

Malaysia. Focus is on productivity, yield rather than expanding oil palm planting area. TheEdgeMarket
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Indonesia. Jokowi's plan to use B40 biodiesel by 2021 difficult to realize: experts. JakartaPost


Malaysia. Focus is on productivity, yield rather than expanding palm oil area. TheEdgeMarkets

​India. ​Telangana identifies 2.78 lakh hectares ideal for oil palm. TelanganaToday

Liberia: Workers Stage 21-Day Protest in Demand of New Company to Meet Sime Darby’s Contractual Agreement. FrontPageAfrica

Nigeria. Farmers group compliments FG agro policy. LeadershipNG
Dutch trade minister calls for augmenting sustainable palm oil program. AntaraNews

Dutch pensions funds to engage with palm oil maker. IPE

Palm oil industry in Nigeria non-functional. PMNewsNigeria

Nigeria. Firms seals deal on palm oil, tomato production. ThisDayLive
Biofuels trips are cleaner, says report from Ben-Gurion University and Michigan State University. InnovatorsMag

Crude oil's crash jeopardizes Asia's cleaner fuel ambitions. YahooFinance

Oil's epic crash reminds farmers they're also energy traders. Bloomberg

Indonesia. Netherlands supports international trade agreements, says Minister. AntaraNews
Kellogg removes sustainable palm oil credits in effort to improve supply chain transparency. FoodNavigator

India's quiet responses against Turkey's diplomatic offensive. TheDiplomat. For our commentary on India's palm oil ban, click here
Liberia. Agriculture Minister Insists on Inclusion of Liberian Private Sector on the National Oil Palm Platform. FrontPageAfrica

Indonesia. B30 mixed fuel to absorb 9.6 million kiloliters of biodiesel. AntaraNews

Malaysia. All FGV mills and estates now certified under MSPO. TheSunDaily

Malaysia. More than rhetoric needed to reignite Malaysian palm oil exports to India. BusinessStandards

Malaysia. EU should not give in to anti-palm oil lobbies. MPOC. MalayMail
Soil life thrives between palm fronds. ScienceDaily

Are palm-oil based biofuels truly eco-friendly? EuropeanScientist

New report suggests biofuels from palm oil can be eco-friendly. Report in German from University of Gottingen

​Malaysia and India aim to repair soured ties that hit palm trade. Reuters

The palm oil conundrum in EU-ASEAN relationships. TheDiplomat

Nigeria. REPs ask NEPC to target 35% non-oil exports. PunchNG
Nigeria. FG policies on palm oil fail. VanguardNG

Nigeria. Edo Govt revives Urhonigbe oil palm belt with N91.3bn, to cover 51.8ha. NigerianObserver

Nigeria. Rebirth. How CBN's intervention is boosting Nigeria's palm oil industry. TheSunNG

Sri Lanka. Oil palm. Reality vs public and political opinions. DailyMirrorLK

India. Commerce Ministry not extending safeguard on Malaysian palm oil. EconomicTimes

Malaysia. FGV to divest RM150 mil of non-core assets. TheMalaysianReserve

Netherlands not in favor of ban on Indonesian palm oil. TheJakartaPost

Thailand. Gasohol E20 to become primary petrol this month. BangkokPost

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