Published: Aug 05, 2014

Palm oil production in top growers Indonesia and Malaysia could pick up in the final months of this year, keeping a lid on prices, although some in the market are still worried about a potential El Nino plus tree stress in Malaysia.

Published: Aug 04, 2014

Trade in Europe's vegetable oil market was brisk in rapeseed oil and sunflower oil on Friday, with prices weakened by falling soybean and soyoil prices in Chicago, traders said.

Published: Aug 04, 2014

Australian-grown Extra Virgin olive oil, Cobram Estate Classic, has been awarded a Gold Medal and Best of Class Trophy at the Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition.

Published: Aug 01, 2014

According to a blog post on the Greenpeace web site, Cargill has made a pledge to break the link between its palm oil and deforestation, peat destruction and social exploitation

Published: Aug 01, 2014

Malaysia-based company K Global Ventures has been selected by the Government of Guinea, on the basis of a feasibility study to develop 100,000ha in the country to grow and process palm oil.

Published: Jul 31, 2014

New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPO), one of the world's largest fully integrated producers of sustainable palm oil, has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2014.

Published: Jul 29, 2014

Prices in Europe's vegetable oil market rose on Monday, supported by a firm trend in Chicago soyoil, but with the closure of the Malaysian palm oil markets for a public holiday limiting trade.

Published: Jul 29, 2014

Iraq's trade ministry has issued an international tender to purchase at least 10,000 tonnes of sunflower oil which can be sourced from any origin world-wide apart from China, European traders said on Monday.

Published: Jul 28, 2014

Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market fell slightly on Friday, tracking easier Malaysian palm oil futures on lower than expected exports during the first 25 days of July.

Published: Jul 24, 2014

A new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), found that essential oils may be able to be used as food preservatives in packaging to help extend the shelf-life of food products.

Published: Jul 23, 2014

Indonesia is expected to export between 19 million and 20 million tonnes of palm oil in 2014

Published: Jul 23, 2014

New Mellow Yellow Chilli Oil is designed to appeal as a companion to spice up many dishes, saving the need to cut up a chilli.

Published: Jul 22, 2014

Twelve years ago, two physicians relocated from Norway to the United States and were surprised to discover that US consumers had bad associations with fish oil.

Published: Jul 22, 2014

AAK is to acquire Turkish frying oil brand Frita from Unilever. Frita, said to be a market leader in the frying oil segment in Turkey, covers a significant part of the local food service market.

Published: Jul 21, 2014

Ferrero has strengthened its presence in the hazelnut market with the acquisition of the family-owned Oltan Group.

Published: Jul 21, 2014

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital's Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center have found positive associations between fish oil supplements and cognitive functioning

Published: Jul 17, 2014

Saudi food producer Savola Group reported a 32.4 percent jump in second-quarter net profit on Wednesday, beating analyst forecasts.

Published: Jul 16, 2014

India's vegetable oil imports fell 6.7 percent in June from a year earlier as buyers held off from purchases in the hope that prices would drop further, a top trade body said on Tuesday.

Published: Jul 15, 2014

Malaysian palm oil futures slipped to a more than nine-month low on Monday, tracking heavy losses in overseas soy and crude oil markets, while a firmer ringgit further dampened buying interest in the tropical oil.

Published: Jul 14, 2014

Imports of palm oil by India, the world’s largest buyer, probably dropped for a second month as a shrinking discount to soybean oil and sunflower oil cut its appeal.