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25-01-2013
India Ratings Maintains A Negative Outlook For The Indian Edible Oil And Cotton Sectors
25/01/2013 (Economic Times) - India Ratings has maintained a negative outlook for the Indian edible oil and cotton sectors for 2013. This is driven by increased margins pressures exerted by the global inventory buildup of these agricultural commodities.
25-01-2013
India Doubles Crude Palm, Soybean Oils Benchmark Import Prices
25/01/2013 (Bloomberg) - India, the biggest palm oil buyer, almost doubled the taxable prices of crude cooking oil imports to shield domestic oilseed growers from cheap overseas supplies.
25-01-2013
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
25/01/2013 (Business Recorder) - Thursday\'s Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
25-01-2013
Mexico Exempts Import Duties On Veggie Oils Opens Up Opportunities For Malaysian Exporters
25/01/2013 (Bernama) - Mexico\'s decision to exempt import duties on various types of vegetable oils opens up greater opportunities for Malaysian exporters venturing into the market, says Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade).
24-01-2013
VEGOILS-Palm Rises To 3-Week High on Grain Supply Worries
24/01/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil rose to a near three-week high on Wednesday, after edging lower in the morning session, as prices drew support from concerns over bad weather hurting the global supply of edible oils.
24-01-2013
Callebaut to Use RSPO-Certified Palm Oil for Compounds and Fillings
24/01/2013 (ConfectioneryNews.com) - Barry Callebaut has announced that it is switching to Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified palm oil for compounds and filling at most plants.
24-01-2013
IFC Engage Stakeholders on Sustainable Palm Oil
24/06/2013 (Awoko) - As a way of creating awareness on the importance of oil palm in the country, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) yesterday engaged stakeholders at the British Council auditorium, in a ‘Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’ (RSPO) in Sierra Leone to meet international standards.
24-01-2013
Malaysia Vying To Compete With Indonesia in Oleochemical Industry
24/01/2013 (Borneo Post) - Following Indonesia’s move back in October 2011 to cut export duties on palm oil products, the Malaysian oil palm industry saw exports fall slightly in years 2011 and 2012.
24-01-2013
Palm Oil Drops First Time in Four Days on China Demand Concerns
24/01/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil declined for the first time in four days on concern that exports from Malaysia, the second- largest producer, may decrease this month as China buys less after tightening quality regulations on imports.
24-01-2013
Heat Resistant Chocolate Possible With Hardfats, Say Researchers
24/01/2013 (ConfectioneryNews.com) - Adding hardfats to cocoa butter boosts heat resistance in chocolate that can melt in hot climates, according to new research.
24-01-2013
Palm Oil Rises as Malaysia Cuts Stockpiles
24/01/2013 (Economic Times) - Palm oil is rebounding from a market after Malaysia, the second-biggest grower, cut export taxes to diminish record stockpiles. Inventories will drop 16% to 2.2 million tonne by March, the most since 2010, after tariffs were reduced to zero this month, according to the median of six analyst and trader estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Futures will rally 14% to 2,800 ringgit ($921) a tonne in Kuala Lumpur by the end of this quarter, the median of 13 estimates shows.
24-01-2013
European Vegoils Mixed As South American Weather Changes
24/012013 (Reuters) - The European vegetable oils markets were mostly narrowly mixed on Wednesday as forecasts for wetter weather in South America outweighed earlier bullish sentiment pinned to talk of drought during the last couple of days.