Archived News
08-04-2013
Weekly Crude Palm Oil Report April 7 2013
08/04/2013 (Borneo Post) - Crude palm oil futures (FCPO) on Bursa MaÂlaysia Derivatives dipped this week, tracking the fall in soybean oil prices and concerns over the bird flu outbreak in China.
08-04-2013
Editorial: Capping Land Ownership
08/04/2013 (Jakarta Post) - The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) is expected to oppose the government’s plan to cap plantation companies’ land ownership at 100,000 hectares (ha) nationwide.
08-04-2013
Commodity Weekly Report April 7 2013
08/04/2013 (Borneo Post) - The US non-farm payroll grew at only 88,000 in March and dampened confidence of investors.
08-04-2013
Ulu Teru Oil Palm Project A Success, Says Entri
08/04/2013 (Borneo Post) - A total of 534 natives who participated in the PJP Pelitia Ulu Teru Plantations Sdn Bhd joint venture project were all smiles when they received cash incentives totalling RM1.03 million on Friday.
06-04-2013
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Eases, Posts Second Straight Weekly Loss
06/04/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures inched lower on Friday, tracking weak soy markets, and posted a second straight weekly loss, with investors cautious ahead of key industry data due next week.
06-04-2013
Palm Oil Heads for Second Weekly Decline as Ringgit Strengthens
06/04/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil fell, set for a second weekly drop, as the Malaysian currency gained against the dollar, reducing the appeal of ringgit-denominated futures.
06-04-2013
Stockists’ Forward Covering Boosts Edible Oils
06/04/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - The firm trend in edible oils continued on Friday with imported soyabean refined oil and palmolein inching up by Rs 5 and Re 1 each for 10 kg.
06-04-2013
Kenanga Reiterates \'Underweight\' On Plantation Sector
06/04/2013 (Bernama) - Kenanga Research has reiterated an "underweight' call on the plantation sector as it expects another earnings disappointment in May 2013.
06-04-2013
Stricter Plantation and Mining Rules in Indonesia
06/04/2013 (The Star) - The winds of change are fast sweeping across the plantation and mining landscape in Indonesia the world's largest palm oil producer and one of the global players in gold, coal, nickel, copper and tin mining. And it's going to have a material impact on Malaysian companies in the republic.
06-04-2013
Africa: Finger Lickin\' Good News - KFC Pledges a Better Bucket
06/04/2013 (AllAfrica.com) - We've got some good news for Indonesia's rainforests, and the endangered tigers living there.
06-04-2013
Malaysia\'s February Exports Shrink 7.7% To RM52.46b
06/04/2013 (The Star) - Malaysia's February exports fell 7.7% to RM52.46bil from a year ago, due to the shorter working days and the festive season, the Statistics Department said.
06-04-2013
Saving Critically Endangered Asian Elephants
06/04/2013 (Huffington Post) - The brutal 'War Against Nature' has nearly annihilated the Sumatran and Borneo elephants. And the prime culprit causing habitat loss is the rapacious and insatiable Indonesian palm oil plantation industry.