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15/11/2013 (The Hindu) - Oil palm cultivation has been introduced in Pudukottai district, thanks to the efforts made by the National Agriculture Development Programme (NADP).

15/11/2013 (Bernama) - The Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry is confident of achieving the target of 5.5 per cent renewable energy (RE) share in the total energy mix by 2015.

15/11/2013 (Bernama) - Malaysian companies are targeting Chile as the gateway to the Latin American market due to its open economy, ease of doing business and reputation for strong financial institutions.

15/11/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - A weak sentiment prevailed in the edible oils market on Thursday on lower physical demand and bearish futures market.

15/11/2013 (Dow Jones Newswires) - China is on track to import a record 66 million metric tons of soybeans this year, Dalian Commodity Exchange President Liu Xingqiang said in remarks posted on his bourse's website.

15/11/2013 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 61,918 tonnes of cargo comprising 48,052 tonnes of import cargo and 13,866 tonnes of export cargo including 2,535 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 48,052 tonnes comprised of 28,999 tonnes of containerised cargo; 928 tonnes of general cargo; 3,427 tonnes of bulk cargo and 14,698 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

15/11/2013 (environmentalresearchweb) - Emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from expansion of oil-palm crops in the Brazilian state of Pará could give the resulting biodiesel a higher carbon intensity than petroleum diesel, if policies on forest protection are not enforced. That's according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, US, who have studied the emissions resulting from land conversion over the next 30 years under three different levels of policy enforcement – none, some and strict.

15/11/2013 (Borneo Post) - Tan Chong Industrial Machinery Sdn Bhd (TCIM), a division under Warisan Tan Chong Holdings Bhd (subsidiary of Tan Chong Group), in collaboration with Taiwan Golden Bee Ltd (TGB) has officially unveiled its latest innovation in palm oil fresh fruit bunches (FFB) in-field collection equipment; the Agrocarrier 6×6, here yesterday.

15/11/2013 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday.

15/11/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil headed for a weekly advance on speculation that imports from India would increase amid reduced supplies of cooking oils in the second-largest consumer.

15/11/2013 (Jakarta Globe) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s 11th annual meeting in Medan kicked off this week amid harsh criticism from environmental, human rights and labor groups claiming the organization has failed in its mandate to make sustainable and rights-respecting palm oil the norm.

15/11/2013 (Reuters) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products over Nov. 1 to 15 fell 4.6 percent to 744,975 tonnes from 781,043 tonnes shipped during Oct. 1 to 15, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said on Friday.