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26-10-2018
FDA seizes edible oil worth Rs 80 lakh from Market Yard
Pune: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials on Thursday seized huge stock of edible oil, approximately worth Rs 80 lakh, on suspicion of adulteration from eight wholesalers in Market Yard.
26-10-2018
Palm charts third day of losses on weaker soyoil, rising output
Malaysian palm oil futures fell over 1% on Thursday to their lowest level in two weeks, tracking weakness in related edible oils and on forecasts of rising production.
26-10-2018
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency ‘eager to intervene’ in palm oil sector
Many palm oil companies aren’t paying their taxes, and corruption in the licensing process for plantations is rife, according to the government’s Corruption Eradication Commission.
26-10-2018
China scraps tax rebate for soymeal exports from November 1
China’s finance ministry said on Thursday it will adjust tax rebates on a wide range of export products including soymeal, a widely used animal feed ingredient, from Nov. 1.
26-10-2018
Malcolm Turnbull's Indonesia mission to shore up Joko's support for FTA
Malcolm Turnbull's impending trip to Indonesia on behalf of the Australian government is motivated by concerns for the Australia-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement and the relationship more generally, following a negative reaction by President Joko Widodo to the ousting of Mr Turnbull as leader.
26-10-2018
America Should Let China Lose The Trade War Gracefully
China has more to lose in the Trade War game, and, therefore, it will have no choice but to concede to Washington’s demands. But it must lose the trade war gracefully, as was the case with the US-Japan trade war back in the 1980s.
26-10-2018
China blocked Australia’s FTA with Taiwan, says Bishop
China forced Australia to abandon a planned free trade agreement with Taiwan because it wanted to isolate the island’s pro-independence president Tsai Ing-wen, according to former foreign minister Julie Bishop.
25-10-2018
Find broader trade partners and diversify export markets
Oil price volatility, escalating Middle East geopolitical risk and trade war have fuelled the need for Malaysia to diversify its economy, economists said
25-10-2018
So what’s in your palm oil?
This is a sequel to “Warfare in defence of palm oil†published last week
25-10-2018
Palm falls to one-week low on overnight soyoil losses
Malaysian palm oil futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week with a second consecutive day of losses on Wednesday, tracking U.S. soyoil losses on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
25-10-2018
Teresa Kok to Najib: Stop confusing people on palm oil exports
Teresa Kok has asked Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to “stop confusing people†on Malaysian palm oil exports following the 14th general election, saying that he should look at the bigger picture instead of nitpicking.
25-10-2018
Beyond oil palm: tropical trees for bioenergy and restoration of degraded lands
To avert catastrophic climate change, fossil fuel emissions must be cut, but energy demand is tipped to rise by 45 percent from 2013 levels in 2040, according to the International Energy Agency. Under a business-as-usual scenario, this would prompt a 40 percent rise in carbon dioxide emissions, making the need for renewable energies more pressing than ever.