Page 4 - Palm Oil Imports

India resumes purchases of Malaysian palm oil as relations improve: Report

A restart to buying by India, the world's biggest edible oil importer, could further support Malaysian palm oil prices, which have edged up from 10-month lows in recent days

India suspends 30 licences to import 452,303 tonnes of refined palm oil

The suspension could reduce India's palm oil imports in the next few months and pressure Malaysian palm oil futures, but could lift shipments of soyoil and sunflower oil

India tightens curb on refined palm oil import with more conditions

India, the world's largest importer of vegetable oils, buys nearly 15 million tonne annually

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For the week ahead, the palm oil prices are expected to head towards Rs 680 per 10 kg

India's curbs on Malaysian palm imports disrupts global edible oil trade

Malaysia's latest palm export data revealed the impact of India's restrictions, with shipments to India in January falling 85% from a year earlier to 46,876 tonnes, the lowest since 2011

Imran Khan says will buy more Malaysian palm oil after India curbs imports

Last year Pakistan bought 1.1 million tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia, the world's second biggest producer and exporter of the edible oil

Malaysia says palm oil dispute with India is 'temporary', will be resolved

Last month, India restricted imports of refined palm oil and asked importers to avoid purchases from Malaysia after its criticism of India's actions in Kashmir and a new citizenship law

India raises import tax on crude palm oil to 44% from 37.5% earlier

The hike in import duty on palm oil could prompt buyers to increase purchases of rival edible oils such as soya oil and sunflower oil, traders said

Palm oil imports from Malaysia likely to hit 9-year low in January

Lower imports by India, the world's biggest palm oil importer, could weigh on Malaysian prices that have corrected nearly a tenth after hitting a three-year peak earlier this month

Indonesia to increase imports from India amid Delhi-Malaysia spat: Report

The trade ministers of India and Indonesia, which want to more than double their bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2025, met in Davos on Thursday and agreed to fast-forward trade

Malaysia hikes sugar import from India to resolve palm oil spat: Report

India, the world's largest edible oil buyer, this month effectively halted Malaysian palm oil imports apparently in retaliation to Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad's comments on Kashmir

'Too small to fight India': Malaysia rules out action over palm oil ban

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticised India's new religion-based citizenship law.

Why Mahathir panning Indian politics may boost domestic edible oil firms

India is Malaysia's top buyer of palm oil and that country's efforts to push exports have been the cause of tension for the Indian edible oil refining industry

30,000 tonnes of palm oil stuck at Indian ports after curbs on Malaysia

In a typical year, India relies on imports for almost all of its supply of the vegoil used in everything from soap to cookies

A lesson to learn: Economic problems can have counter-intuitive solutions

From drug price ceiling to additional duties on steel imports and export ban to counter onion shortage - govt response to several problems shows the lessons may not have been learnt, writes T N Ninan

Promote oilseed production

Curbs on Malaysian palm oil import present a good opportunity

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

Restrict refined palm oil import to 50,000 tonnes a month: Industry body

Last week government had put plam oil imports from Malaysia under restricted category following criticism by the country's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Malaysia PM defends criticising India as Modi govt blocks palm oil import

India, the world's biggest buyer of edible oils, last week changed rules that traders say effectively ban imports of refined palm oil from Malaysia

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