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02/03/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil inventory held at ports in China, the second-biggest importer, expanded to a record last month driven by slow growth in demand and after the biggest-ever purchases in December, according to a Bloomberg survey.

02/03/2013 (Business Ghana) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is a not-for-profit association formed in 2004 in response to the urgent and pressing global call for sustainably produced palm oil. The objective of this association is to promote the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and the engagement of a wide range of stakeholders. The RSPO brings together stakeholders from seven sectors of the palm oil industry: oil palm producers, palm oil processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks and investors, environmental or nature conservation NGOs and social or development NGOs.

02/03/2013 (Mizo News) - Oil Palm Stakeholders Meeting was held at Agriculture Department Committee Room yesterday.

02/03/2013 (Agrimoney.com) - Trader lore has it that the start of the month brings fresh money into agricultural commodities, just as month ends see positioning closing as funds tidy up positions.

02/03/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - The edible oils market was cautious on Friday following continuous decline in Malaysian palm oil futures and a weak Indian currency against the dollar.

02/03/2013 (The Star) - Emerging new data shows that palm Vitamin E tocotrienols may have protective effects on cardiovascular health.

02/03/2013 (PRWeb) - BuyRedPalmOil.net is a new website that reveals the health benefits of Red Palm Oil and directs consumers to the best place to purchase the natural ingredient that cooks everywhere are using to prepare healthy meals. The owners of the site have been fans of Red Palm Oil for many years and decided to bring the secrets of this natural oil to those who want to live a healthier lifestyle.

01/03/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a more-than-six-week low on Thursday, extending losses into a seventh straight session on bleak export data and improved weather in Latin America.

01/03/2013 (mongabay.com) - Over the past 25 years palm oil production has emerged as one of the biggest drivers of deforestation and peatlands degradation in Southeast Asia. And there are fears that expansion in West and Central Africa could soon make palm oil a major cause of forest conversion on that continent.

01/03/2013 (DigitalJournal.com) - \"As one doctor puts it: “Red palm fruit oil delivers a one-two punch unlike any other nutrient or food out there.\"

01/03/2013 (Jags Report) - New Britain Palm Oil (LON: NBPO)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank in a note issued to investors on Thursday. They currently have a $10.61 (700 GBX) target price on the stock.

01/03/2013 (Bloomberg) - Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (GGR), the world’s second-biggest palm oil producer, said fourth-quarter profit declined 93 percent as prices of the commodity declined.