palm oil

Commodities

Plantations could yield higher fresh fruit bunches production in 2018: UOB

SINGAPORE (Mar 7): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “market weight” rating on Singapore plantation stocks.

Broker's Calls

First Resources & Wilmar among gainers from India's CPO duty hike

SINGAPORE (Mar 5): CIMB is maintaining its “neutral” call on the agribusiness sector while maintaining its average crude palm oil (CPO) price forecast of RM2,700 per tonne ($913.33) for 2018.

Commodities

Asean's agribusiness kept at 'neutral' by CIMB given CPO price may not be sustainable

SINGAPORE (Oct 11): CIMB is maintaining its “neutral” rating on the Asean agribusiness as the current CPO price may not be sustainable in 4Q17.

Broker's Calls

Golden Agri kept at ‘hold’ despite long-term initiatives in place

SINGAPORE (Sept 13): OCBC is maintaining its “hold” call on Golden Agri with an unchanged fair value of 36 cents given the research house expects few catalysts in the near term.

Malaysia palm oil giant chairman resigns amid leadership tension

(June 19): The chairman of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd. resigned amid a leadership tussle and graft probe at the world’s biggest crude palm oil producer. Shares in the Malaysia state-linked company rose.

Palm oil producers report better numbers, but improvements may not be sustainable

SINGAPORE (May 23): Palm oil counters have been among the standout performers in this quarter’s earnings season. All but one have reported stronger revenue and earnings growth in the quarter ended March, based on a list of six companies compiled by The

Results

First Resources posts nine-fold increase in 1Q earnings to US$48.5 mil

SINGAPORE (May 11): First Resources saw earnings in the first quarter ended March surge by 807.0% to US$48.5 million ($68.4 million), from US$5.3 million a year ago.

Broker's Calls

Wilmar’s earnings to remain undeterred by China’s weak crush margins

SINGAPORE (April 11): DBS Vickers Securities is maintaining its forecasts for Wilmar International’s oilseed & grains pretax margin to average 1.9% this year from 1.4% in 2016. The research house is also keeping the counter at “hold” with a target p

Commodities

Indonesia pays price of protectionism as commodity exports sink

SINGAPORE (March 29): Indonesia’s economy is losing out on commodity gains after lawmakers wrapped protectionist policies around the nation’s resources. Their next problem: finding a lucrative replacement.

CIMB Looks Ahead

Harvest better returns from palm oil firms in 2017

SINGAPORE (Dec 7): 2017 could finally be a better year for commodities as higher fresh fruit bunches output and crude palm oil prices fuel improved earnings for upstream palm oil companies.
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