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A year on, India still waiting for Indonesia to relax sugar import norms

There was a discussion for a two-way deal under which India will give priority to import palm oil from Indonesia against which the latter was offering to buy raw sugar from here

A year on, India still waiting for Indonesia to relax sugar import norms
Updated On : 14 Jan 2020 | 10:53 PM IST

India warns palm oil buyers against Malaysian imports after diplomatic spat

This comes after Malaysia's Prime Minister criticised India's actions in Kashmir and its new citizenship law

India warns palm oil buyers against Malaysian imports after diplomatic spat
Updated On : 13 Jan 2020 | 4:23 PM IST

India's palm oil import curbs could trigger Malaysia, Indonesia price war

The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued a notification on Wednesday declaring that the import of refined palm oil is amended from 'Free' to 'Restricted'

India's palm oil import curbs could trigger Malaysia, Indonesia price war
Updated On : 10 Jan 2020 | 12:02 AM IST

Restrictions put on palm oil imports, move to hit shipments from Malaysia

The move comes against the backdrop of remarks by Malaysia on the new citizenship law and Kashmir issue

Restrictions put on palm oil imports, move to hit shipments from Malaysia
Updated On : 08 Jan 2020 | 10:58 PM IST

India resumes Malaysian palm oil imports as Kuala Lumpur offers discount

Malaysian palm oil is available at a $5 discount amid congestion at Indonesian ports

India resumes Malaysian palm oil imports as Kuala Lumpur offers discount
Updated On : 14 Nov 2019 | 5:40 PM IST

Experts see dip in palm oil imports from one-year high as prices jump

The first decline in three months of growing purchases by India, the world's biggest importer, may boost inventories in top producers Indonesia and Malaysia

Experts see dip in palm oil imports from one-year high as prices jump
Updated On : 14 Nov 2019 | 8:49 AM IST

India eyes more levies on refined palm oil imports to push local processing

Such a move by India could reduce refined palm shipments from top producers Indonesia and Malaysia

India eyes more levies on refined palm oil imports to push local processing
Updated On : 30 Oct 2019 | 10:56 AM IST

In an era of crumbling trade deals, India and Indonesia get closer

The two commodity heavyweights have set a target to double trade to $50 billion in 2025

In an era of crumbling trade deals, India and Indonesia get closer
Updated On : 18 Oct 2019 | 8:47 AM IST

Malaysia offers to increase imports from India after palm oil curbs threat

Malaysia is the world's second largest producer and exporter of palm oil after Indonesia, and the edible oil contributed to 2.8% of its gross domestic product last year

Malaysia offers to increase imports from India after palm oil curbs threat
Updated On : 16 Oct 2019 | 12:09 AM IST

Palm reverses gains, falls for third day on weak demand sentiment

Palm was down 2.9 percent on-week for a second weekly decline

Palm reverses gains, falls for third day on weak demand sentiment
Updated On : 07 Sep 2019 | 2:28 AM IST

Malaysian palm oil futures hit 2-week low after Centre raises import tax

Industry players expect the tax hike on refined palm oil to cause Indian buyers to switch to importing crude palm oil

Malaysian palm oil futures hit 2-week low after Centre raises import tax
Updated On : 06 Sep 2019 | 12:51 AM IST

Centre proposes import tax hike on Malaysian refined palm oil

India imports palm oil mainly from Indonesia and Malaysia

Centre proposes import tax hike on Malaysian refined palm oil
Updated On : 26 Aug 2019 | 9:16 PM IST

Palm oil hits fresh 6-month high on lower output forecast

Data released by a state millers association earlier this week showed slower output growth for the first 20 days of August compared with a month earlier

Palm oil hits fresh 6-month high on lower output forecast
Updated On : 24 Aug 2019 | 3:08 AM IST

India probes impact of high refined palm oil imports on domestic sector

Malaysian exports of refined palm oil to India, the world's biggest importer of edible oils, jumped 727% in the first half of 2019 to 1.57 million tonnes compared with the same period a year before

India probes impact of high refined palm oil imports on domestic sector
Updated On : 17 Aug 2019 | 8:14 PM IST

Ban palm oil import from FGV in Malaysia: Activists to US customs

The world's top producer of crude palm oil produced 2.8 million tonnes tonnes of the edible oil last year

Ban palm oil import from FGV in Malaysia: Activists to US customs
Updated On : 16 Aug 2019 | 12:59 AM IST

Malaysia plans clampdown on palm oil plantations over deforestation stigma

Will cap cultivated area at 6 mn hectares after EU's call to classify the oil as unsustainable, and for its exclusion from the bloc's biofuels target

Malaysia plans clampdown on palm oil plantations over deforestation stigma
Updated On : 02 Mar 2019 | 10:08 AM IST

Malaysian palm oil futures fall to 6-week low on output concerns

Trading volumes stood at 52,177 lots of 25 tonnes each at the end of the session

Malaysian palm oil futures fall to 6-week low on output concerns
Updated On : 27 Feb 2019 | 2:03 AM IST

Malaysian Palm oil futures see sharpest decline in 2 weeks on bearish data

The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell 0.9 per cent to 2,163 ringgit ($528.21) a tonne at the close of trade

Malaysian Palm oil futures see sharpest decline in 2 weeks on bearish data
Updated On : 11 Jan 2019 | 1:02 AM IST

India cuts tax on crude and refined palm oil imports; Malaysia to gain most

Duty on crude palm oil lowered to 40% from 44%, and a tax on the refined variety cut to 50% from 54%

India cuts tax on crude and refined palm oil imports; Malaysia to gain most
Updated On : 01 Jan 2019 | 1:32 PM IST

India likely to cut import tax on palm oil amid trade talks: Govt sources

India imports palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia.

India likely to cut import tax on palm oil amid trade talks: Govt sources
Updated On : 28 Dec 2018 | 2:35 PM IST