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12/12/2014 (Daily Express) - Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a basic building block for the application of environmental management systems, especially for industry.

12/12/2014 (Hindu Business Line) - In a bid to increase liquidity, the commodity markets regulator Forward Markets Commission has raised the open interest limit for 18 commodities. Open interest is the number of contracts or commitments outstanding in futures trading on an official exchange at any one given time.

12/12/2014 (Farm and Ranch Guide) - Slower U.S. soybean exports, a higher value for the U.S. dollar and falling crude petroleum oil prices are contributing to a downturn in oilseed prices.

11/12/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday.

11/12/2014 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil reserves in Indonesia probably climbed for the first time in three months after production in the world’s biggest grower increased and exports retreated from a six-year high.

11/12/2014 (Bloomberg) - The following table shows Malaysia’s palm oil production, stocks, exports and imports for November according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.

11/12/2014 (Reuters) - Indonesian crude palm oil output eased around 3 percent in November, a survey of leading industry officials in the world's top producer showed, crimped as drought conditions stressed trees.

11/12/2014 (Indonesia Investments) - Exports of Indonesian crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives may increase to 21.6 million tons (collecting about USD $16.0 - 17.3 billion in foreign exchange) in 2015. Meanwhile, Indonesian CPO production is estimated to reach 32.5 million tons next year while the CPO price is estimated to range between USD $740 - 800 per ton. However, provided that the Indonesian government will extend its current zero export tariff scheme for CPO exports, then the country’s CPO exports are expected to accelerate.

11/12/2014 (BusinessDay) - The Federal Government will be losing N24 billion annually by virtue of its 75 percent import duty waivers to importers of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) operating in the Free Trade Zone (FTZ).

11/12/2014 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesia’s palm oil exports may stagnate next year, amid sustained low global prices of the commodity, according to Indonesia Palm Oil Producer Association, or Gapki.

11/12/2014 (Jakarta Post) - Viewing Indonesia as its top business priority, global food company Cargill says it is looking to invest up to US$1 billion and to make an entry into the country’s poultry industry, now that it has concluded the construction of its “first in Asia” cacao-processing facility in Gresik, East Java.

11/12/2014 (The Daily Star) - Cooking oil prices have started to fall in the local market due to ample supply amid a price decline on international markets.