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11-11-2014
KL-Kepong Plantation Enters JV Agreement With AALI
11/11/2014 (Bernama) - KL-Kepong Plantation Holdings Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK), has entered into a joint venture agreement with PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (AALI).
11-11-2014
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
11/11/2014 (Reuters) - Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
11-11-2014
Some Plantation Counters Attractive Again
11/11/2014 (The Straits Times) - Demand from China and rising crude palm oil prices are making some Singapore-listed plantation counters attractive again after a period when investors left them out in the cold over fears that a glut was developing in the palm oil market.
11-11-2014
State Revenue to Hit RM5.2b, RM0.5b from Forest Royalty
11/11/2014 (Borneo Post) - The State revenue is projected to reach RM5.2 billion for 2015, with tax income expected at RM1.2 billion and RM3.86 billion derived from non-tax revenues.
11-11-2014
Nigeria's Oil Palm Development: The Potential and the Threat
11/11/2014 (THISDAY Live) - Crusoe Osagie discusses how effective deployment of the federal government's import substitution policy has positioned oil palm production for rapid growth; but warns that the duty concession in free trade zones threatens all the gains so far made when the policies are right in an economy like Nigeria with undeniable economic growth potentials, investments will invariably flow in.
10-11-2014
Vegoils: Market Factors to Watch Nov 10 Monday
10/11/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Monday.
10-11-2014
Oleochemical Exports Likely to Surpass RM11.2B This Year
10/11/2014 (Business Times) - Malaysia’s oleochemical exports are expected to climb 20 per cent to surpass RM11.2 billion this year, thanks to the manufacturers’ efforts in upgrading their fatty acids and fatty alcohol throughput.
10-11-2014
RT12 To Look At Preparing For Sustainability And What Comes Next
10/11/2014 (Bernama) - The 12th Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT12), organised by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), will look at trends pointing towards the evolutionary path of sustainability and how to prepare for it.
10-11-2014
India's Edible Oil Import To Touch US$15 Billion
10/11/2014 (Bernama) - India's import bill for edible oils is expected to touch US$15 billion as compared with US$9.3 billion during 2013-2014
10-11-2014
Nigeria: Mechanisation of Agric Will Jump-Start Nigeria's Economic Growth - Salako
10/11/2014 (AllAfrica.com) - President, Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), Sunday Olusoji Salako, has said that Nigeria's technological challenges cannot be met by financial fire hoses alone, but by the input of technological advancement and entrepreneurial solutions. In an interview with Senior Correspondent, SYLVESTER ENOGHASE, he insists that Nigeria has all it takes to be the most developed nation of the world, but that the political leaders and Nigerians need self-discipline to ensure that the potentials bestowed on the citizenry by God are not wasted. Excerpts:
10-11-2014
Malaysia Palm Oil Industry Performance for October
10/11/2014 (Bloomberg) - The following table shows Malaysia’s palm oil production, stocks, exports and imports for October according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.
10-11-2014
FGVB to Ramp up Production and Exports of Palm-based Biodiesel
10/11/2014 (The Star) - FGV Biotechnologies Sdn Bhd (FGVB), one of Malaysia’s largest palm-based biodiesel producers, is looking at ramping up its production and boosting exports to the EU, China, the United States and South-East Asia.