So if I were at the CEO Roundtable at POC 2026 in Kuala Lumpur – not physically, but intellectually – this is what I would have heard:Not price predictions. Crude palm oil (CPO) is expected to trade somewhere between RM3,800 and RM4,500 per tonne this year. Weather does not consult analysts before arriving – and in palm oil, the sky still holds voting rights. The line-up: Serious weight in the roomPOC 2026’s Panel Session 1 assembled a formidable leadership bench under the banner CEO Roundtable: The Next Decade for Malaysian Palm Oil. Fuel gauges before forecastsIf I were at that POC’s CEO Roundtable 2026, I would have left thinking this:Malaysia does not need more hectares.

Source: The Star February 23, 2026 00:02 UTC