A" BONKERS" council has been forced to tear down a line of 3ft planters after fuming locals

make local planters less cost-competitive compared with their regional peers, says CGS-CIMB Research

KUALA LUMPUR: The plantation sector outlook in 2022 will continue to be challenged by the environmental, social and governance( ESG) issues, higher taxation, lower export amid bullish crude palm oil( CPO) price projection, say analysts.In 2021, the share prices of most listed plantation companies had a dismal performance, which failed to reflect on the strong CPO prices that was driven by the supply tightness situation. The benchmark Kuala Lumpur Plantation( KLPLN) Index has dropped by about 11%

starting Sept 11 is positive on the upstream planters and integrated plantation players regionally

PETALING JAYA: Disciplined replanting with higher yielding seeds, mechanisation and more consolidation such as merger and acquisition( MA) will stay as the plantation industry’s key focus in the years to come, says Maybank Investment Bank( Maybank IB) Research. The sector will also remain saddled with ongoing issues such as low yield, ageing trees, declining planted area and high unit cost, it notedAccording to Maybank IB Research, its plantation stocks “ buy ” calls are Genting Plantations Bhd,

palm products prices, Hong Leong Investment Bank( HLIB) Research expects most planters’ quarter-on

PETALING JAYA: Plantation companies will likely register a mixed performance in their upcoming second-quarter results( 2Q23) starting Aug 23, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank( HLIB) Research. This will occur on the back of mixed fresh fruit bunch( FFB) output growth and slightly lower crude palm oil( CPO) prices, it said. Despite the second quarter being a seasonally higher productivity quarter as witnessed by a 6.1% quarter-on-quarter( q-o-q) increase in Malaysia’s CPO production, HLIB R

PETALING JAYA: Plantation companies will likely register a mixed performance in their upcoming second-quarter results( 2Q23) starting Aug 23, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank( HLIB) Research. This will occur on the back of mixed fresh fruit bunch( FFB) output growth and slightly lower crude palm oil( CPO) prices, it said. Despite the second quarter being a seasonally higher productivity quarter as witnessed by a 6.1% quarter-on-quarter( q-o-q) increase in Malaysia’s CPO production, HLIB R

RCMP in Alberta say a 26-year-old tree planter has died after being attacked by a bear. Spokesman

KUANTAN: Durian planters in Raub have lodged a police report, alleging that authorities are