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16-11-2013
FACTBOX-India's 2012/13 Vegoil Imports Hit Record High
16/11/2013 (Reuters) - India's vegetable oil imports touched a record high for the year ended Oct. 31, 2013, riding on a surge in palm oil purchases from Southeast Asia.
16-11-2013
TABLE-India's 2012/13 Vegoil Imports up 4.7 Pct Y/Y-Trade
16/11/2013 (Reuters) - India's vegetable oil imports for the year ended on Oct. 31 rose 4.7 percent to 10.67 million tonnes from the previous year, trade data showed on Friday.
16-11-2013
Palm Oil Sustainability Body Boosts Complaints Handling, Mapping Requirements
16/11/2013 (Sierra Express Media) - WWF has welcomed a commitment to observe fairness, transparency and impartiality in the handling of complaints passed by members of the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
16-11-2013
India's Vegetable Oil Import Hits Record High Of 10.68 Million Tonnes
16/11/2013 (Bernama) - India's import of both edible and non-edible vegetable oils during oil year 2012-13 (Nov 2012 to Oct 2013) jumped 4.77 per cent to a record level of 10.68 million tonnes compared with 10.19 million tonnes in the same period previously.
15-11-2013
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Fails To Hold Gains, But Supply Concerns Support
15/11/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Thursday as investors turned cautious about risky bets, but uncertainty about supplies of competing edible oil from the Philippines propped up prices.
15-11-2013
Sime Darby Jomalina Now The World's Largest Producer Of Segregated CSPO
15/11/2013 (Bernama) - Sime Darby Jomalina Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Sime Darby Plantation, had been certified as a fully segregated producer of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
15-11-2013
Oil Palm Cultivation Introduced in Pudukottai
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
Ministry Confident Of 5.5 Per Cent Renewable Energy Share By 2015
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
Malaysian Firms Establish Gateway To Latin American Market
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
Resellers Offer Discount on Palmolein
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
China Sees Record Soybean Imports
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
Activity at Karachi and Qasim Ports
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.