A curation of news on palm oil with a focus on sustainable palm oil.

Read the news that is going to impact the palm oil industry globally. July 2019
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-Indonesian palm oil lobby urges govt to raise tariffs on EU goods. Reuters
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-Indonesia to fund sustainability certification for palm smallholders under planned new rules. Reuters

-Malaysia could replace Indonesia as top supplier of palm oil to India. BusinessTimes

-Indonesia gets green light to export tropical fruits to Argentina. TheJakartaPost

-Sri Lanka agribusiness firms say govt dithering threatens oil palm expansion. EconomyNext

-Lessons learned and recommendations for future developments of oil palm in Kalangala and Buvuma, Uganda. Tropenbos

-Palm oil company disputes claims made about its Papua operation. RadioNewZealand

-Investors Urge California Lawmakers to Prohibit Deforestation. EnvironmentalLeader

-Malaysia upbeat about increased ASEAN-China trade. XinHuaNet

-MSPO Certified palm oil for Japan. TheStar

-Why the EU Is Struggling to Compete for Influence in Southeast Asia. WorldPoliticsReview

-Most big companies fail to report role in deforestation: Study. StraitTimes

-Climate change: 'No brainer' fuel change to cut transport carbon. BBC

-Total begins operations at biorefinery in France. Biomassmagazine. http://www.biomassmagazine.com/articles/16300/total-begins-operations-at-biorefinery-in-france

​-Ukrinform: Ukraine imports almost 111,000 tonnes of palm oil in 2019. KyivPost

-Malaysian government to draw up new strategies to combat anti palm oil campaigns. TheStar.
https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2019/07/08/govt-to-draw-up-strategies-to-combat-anti-palm-oil-campaign/

-European stance on palm oil more to do with trade.
​https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/166004

-Cameroon's palm oil of discontent
​https://www.france24.com/en/20190708-focus-cameroon-palm-oil-socapalm-fabri-bollore-pollution-land-dispute-environment-justice