# Soft CPO prices boost M&As in plantation sector | The Star

> Softer crude palm oil prices have increased appetite for mergers and acquisitions among Malaysian plantation companies. The latest deal involves two Sabah-based oil palm plantation firms.

- Date: 2018-02-23 · published 2018-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66569-soft-cpo-prices-boost-m-and-as-in-plantation-sector-the-star
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower palm oil prices are pushing consolidation in the plantation sector, which can shift supply control but has little immediate effect on feed input prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/02/24/soft-cpo-prices-boost-mas-in-plantation-sector/

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