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"Wilmar will be able to maintain its earnings performance amid commodity price volatility"

RHB believes CPO prices have already peaked at above RM4,000/tonne and the risk is now on the downside.

The locust attacks could possibly decimate crops and livelihoods there, observe RHB analysts Hoe Lee Leng, Christopher Benas and Juliana Cai.

Two years after concluding the sale of a 70% stake in Loders Croklaan Group BV to Bunge, IOI Corp has yet to make a substantial acquisition with the proceeds that were earmarked for future investments.

SINGAPORE (Dec 20): The palm oil industry this past year endured its fair share of turbulent times on the back of weak commodity prices, bad weather and dry spells in key markets such as Indonesia. The industry also faced headwinds from unfavourable new r

(Oct 11): Indonesia is trying to clamp down on illegal palm oil plantations by first identifying the perpetrators.

SINGAPORE (May 17): DBS Vickers Securities and UOB Kay Hian are maintaining their “buy” recommendations on Bumitama Agri Limited (BAL) with the respective price targets of 69 cents and 81 cents, even as the palm oil producer missed both research house

SINGAPORE (May 2): Olam International says its Mouila Lot 3 palm plantation in Gabon has become Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified.

SINGAPORE (Nov 13): Maybank Kim Eng, DBS Vickers Securities, RHB Research and UOB Kay Hian are maintaining their “buy” calls on Bumitama Agri with the respective price targets of 98 cents, 85 cents, 81 cents and 80 cents.

SINGAPORE (Aug 14): Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) has announced earnings of US$59.4 million ($80.9 million) for the 1H17 ended June, down 55.5% from US$133.6 million reported in 1H16 due to the recognition of deferred income tax assets.