Global food prices extended increases in April after weather concerns from Malaysia to Argentina sparked rallies in vegetable oils.
Food costs in the United Nations’ global index rose about 0.7 percent last month to 151.8, a third straight gain and the
A randomized, controlled study revealed that red palm oil (RPO, enriched with high levels of tocotrienols, tocopherols and carotenoids) supplementation decreased lipid peroxidation and endotoxemia
Malaysian palm oil futures made some gains in Monday trade, rising after two consecutive weeks of losses as a weaker ringgit and improving exports supported the market.
Malaysian palm oil production fell last month to its lowest since at least 2009, underlining drought damage worries – but futures in the vegetable oil eased nonetheless, amid some disappointment on demand.
Risk of heart disease and diabetes may be lowered by a diet higher in a lipid found in grapeseed and other oils, but not in olive oil, a new study suggests. This finding could have obvious implications in preventing heart disease and diabetes, but also co
Soybean oil is a popular vegetable oil extracted from the soybean. Soyabean oil is valued for its economical, high smoke point and health benefits. Soyabean oil has a faint green or dark yellow color.
Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) has completed mapping its supply chain to the mill, and now knows the location and other relevant details of all the 489 mills which supply Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Palm Kernels (PK) to its processing facilities in eight differ
El Niño’s impact on agricultural output in Asia is starting to show through in official data, with a near-20% drop in palm-oil production in Malaysia last month the clearest example yet.
Palm oil purchases by India probably rebounded from the first drop in 12 months as traders and refiners in the world’s largest buyer increased shipments to bridge a widening cooking oil shortfall.
Oil from genetically modified (GM) oil seed crops could replace fish oil as a primary source of the beneficial omega 3 fatty acid EPA, according to new research. Researchers studied the effect in mice of consuming feed enriched with oil from glasshouse-gr
Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the agro and food industry is not just a change in tax, but a corporate game-changer, according to Raman N V, director, Grant Thornton India LLP.
The recently-released Global Oils and Fats Market 2015-2019 report states that growing usage of quality edible oils is driving the growth of this market. The market research analyst predicts the oils and fats market to reach a market value of around US$17
US-based agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Wilmar International Limited have signed an agreement which facilitates their joint venture Olenex to become fully functional in order to market oils and fats in Europe.
Palm-oil production is holding up and stocks are accumulating despite drought, fire and a choking haze that is smothering plantations across Malaysia and Indonesia.
Global agribusiness and food company Bunge and US-based sustainable ingredients developer Solazyme are expanding their joint venture to put more focus on food.
A company has applied to the FSA for DHA-rich oil to be approved for use in the European Union (EU) under the simplified approval procedure. The FSA's will present the company’s application dossier to the independent expert committee and views are wanted
In 2003, investments in the edible oil sector were US$278.6 million. Edible oil investments have more than doubled to $646 million. Vegetable oils account for 80% of edible oils consumed in the GCC region.
