FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo of a palm oil plantation in Batanghari, Jambi province, Sumatra island, Indonesia November 28, 2018. Antara Foto/Wahdi Septiawan/via REUTERS

Improved yields to increase Indonesia palm oil output

Accounts for more than half of global production

Palm oil production in Indonesia is expected to rise in 2025/26 to 47 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attache in Jakarta. Such would be a 1.50 million-tonne increase from the attache's estimate of 45.50 million tonnes produced in 2024/25.










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U.S. livestock: Closing higher after Trump announces tariff pause

But boosts duties on China to 125 per cent

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Wednesday, after United States President Donald Trump announced he will pause his reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. Trump said the suspension of the levies comes as more than 75 countries were set to negotiate trade with the U.S. or had not taken […] Read more



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U.S. livestock: Prices mixed amid upticks in futures and equities

Boxed beef prices either side of steady as well.

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were largely mixed on Tuesday, not quite able to fully join the upswing in the futures and equities markets. United States President Donald Trump is determined to add another 50 points to its tariffs on the country’s imports from China. Together with previous and current […] Read more