Archived News
22-04-2013
Crucial for Palm Oil Industry to Tackle GHG Emissions Early
22/04/2013 (The Star) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it is strategically important for the palm oil industry to tackle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions early, instead of having to later react to government policies.
22-04-2013
Kiran Kumar Reddy Demands Mega Food Processing Park in Nizamabad
22/04/2013 (Deccan Chronicle) - Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy requested Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Sharad Pawar to sanction a Mega Food Processing Park in Nizamabad district.
22-04-2013
Alliance Keeps \'Underweight\' Call On Plantation Sector
22/04/2013 (Bernama) - Alliance Research has maintained its "underweight" call on the plantation sector, and expects another volatile year for the sector this year with CPO prices averaging at RM2,600/mt.
22-04-2013
Commodity Weekly Report April 21 2013
22/04/2013 (Borneo Post) - Gold prices continued to plummet from last Monday after the China data
22-04-2013
Weekly Crude Palm Oil Report April 21 2013
22/04/2013 (Borneo Post) - Crude palm oil futures (FCPO) on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives fell this week as weak economic data from US and China increased worries about the recovering of the global economy.
22-04-2013
Palm Drops as Lower Exports Seen Slowing Decrease in Reserves
22/04/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil fell to the lowest level in four months on speculation that a decline in shipments from Malaysia, the second-largest producer, will slow the pace of decline in the country’s stockpiles.
20-04-2013
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Edges Lower, Posts Fourth Weekly Loss
20/04/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped on Friday, posting a fourth straight weekly loss, as investors remained cautious in a volatile week that saw a broad sell-off across commodities.
20-04-2013
Kenanga Research Positive On FGV\'s Asset Acquisition
20/04/2013 (Bernama) - Kenanga Research is positive on Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd's (FGV) acquisition of assets from Mission Biotechnologies Sdn Bhd for RM35 million.
20-04-2013
Palm Oil Posts Fourth Weekly Decline on Biofuel Demand Concern
20/04/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm dropped for a fourth week on concern losses in crude oil this week cut the lure of biofuels.
20-04-2013
Govt Spent $14.42b on Oil, Food Imports in 9 Months
20/04/2013 (The Nation) - The cash-starved government spent a huge amount of $14.429 billion on food and oil imports during nine months (July to March) of the current fiscal year (2012-2013).
20-04-2013
Indonesia Aims To Approve Deforestation Plan
20/04/2013 (DAWN.com) - The Indonesian government has said it aims to approve within a month a plan that would free up vast swathes of protected virgin rainforest on Sumatra island for commercial exploitation.
20-04-2013
Cross River Grants Farmers Over N157 Million Grant
20/04/2013 (CHANNELS) - The Cross River State Government through the World Bank Assisted Commercial Agricultural Development Project (CADP) has disbursed grants of N157,268,647.93 to farmers in the three value chain of rice, cocoa and palm oil in the state.