JAKARTA — Cartel practices have been blamed for a scarcity of cooking oil in the world’s top producer of palm oil — but government policies seen as coddling the industry have also come under ...

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR -- Palm oil prices are jumpy this year, with markets rattled by geopolitical tensions and shifting biofuel policies that are reshaping markets for one of Southeast ...

After the pandemic, palm oil prices went through the roof, creating a big incentive to skirt the rules. “Palm oil driven deforestation has gone down in the last 10 years.

Palm oil has always been a part of life in Western Africa. Says Adebajo, “When a couple is about to get married, they bless them with palm oil and they say, may their life be as sweet as the ...

Palm oil is a common ingredient found in many of the world’s food, cosmetics and household items. WWF estimates that it’s used in nearly 50% of all packaged products in supermarkets.

Palm oil production in Indonesia for 2022 was pegged on Friday by industry group GAPKI at 49 million tonnes, up from 46.89 million in 2021 but identical to the year-ago 2021 outlook. read more ...

Demand for palm oil has been increasing as its discount to soyoil and sunoil has grown, driven by the recent price rise in rival oils due to production concerns in the U.S. and supply disruptions ...

Palm oil is in bread, instant noodles, Girl Scout cookies, lipstick, Nutella and ice cream, to name a few. People around the world use it to cook daily.

Palm oil is one of the world’s most widely used vegetable oils and found in nearly 50 percent of all packaged products, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

For cosmetics brands, a particular type of palm oil plays an important part in their products, but they comprise a small part of the overall market and have struggled to encourage producers to be ...

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