Archived News
12-03-2012
Are The Plantations Training Enough Managers?
12/03/2012 (Borneo Post) - Probably many young people looking for work would opt for a life on the plantation if they know more about it.
12-03-2012
Kenya, Zambia Identify New Areas Of Co-operation
12/03/2012 (Zambia Daily Mail) - The Zambia-Kenya Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) has identified gender, security and energy as new priority areas of co-operation between the two countries.
09-03-2012
Palm Oil Gains
09/03/2012 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures extended gains on Thursday as investor sentiment brightened on hopes Greece would secure a debt swap deal to avoid a messy default, while promising US jobs data also supported prices.
09-03-2012
Analysts See A Bullish Trend In Palm Oil Prices
09/03/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - A generally bullish outlook for palm oil prices in the coming months was presented by various speakers at the Palm and Lauric Oils Price Outlook conference here.
09-03-2012
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Extends Gains on Greece Hopes, US Data
09/03/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures extended gains on Thursday as investor sentiment brightened on hopes Greece would secure a debt swap deal to avoid a messy default, while promising U.S. jobs data also supported prices.
09-03-2012
Sime Gains On Higher Plantation Stock Rating
09/03/2012 (Business Times) - Sime Darby Bhd, a plantation, auto and property group, gained 1.2 per cent to RM9.92 as of 9:42 a.m. in Kuala Lumpur, snapping a two-day, 2 per cent slide.
09-03-2012
Sustainable Palm Oil Sees Huge Growth
09/03/2012 (World Bakers) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has reported ‘unprecedented growth' for certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) in 2011.
09-03-2012
RSPO-Certified Palm Oil Production Jumps, Generates $21M In Premiums For Producers
09/03/2012 (Mongabay.com) - Production and sales of palm oil certified under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) reached record volume in 2011, reports a new analysis published by the multistakeholder body.
09-03-2012
Ukraine’s Agribusiness Majors Weather Trade Bans, Extreme Cold
09/03/2012 (Kyiv Post) - A flurry of trade bans and poor weather has beset Ukraine’s agribusiness sector. This doesn’t mean, however, that the nation’s leading listed companies are not in for a good season.
08-03-2012
Palm-Oil Stockpiles In Malaysia May Drop To Lowest In Six Months
08/03/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm-oil reserves in Malaysia, the second-biggest supplier after Indonesia, declined to a six-month low in February after production slumped for a fourth straight month, according to a Bloomberg News survey.
08-03-2012
Palm Oil Seen Rallying 24% By June As World Cooking-Oil Supplies Contract
08/03/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil, used in foods and fuels, may climb to a four-year high by end-June on “extremely tight†cooking-oil supplies, according to trader Dorab Mistry, who’s correctly forecast trends over the past year. Prices gained.
08-03-2012
Oil Palm Growers To Push For Change
08/03/2012 (Business Times) - Disgruntled oil palm growers want the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to “bring some direction†to the world’s largest commodity certification body, with a Malaysian or Indonesian as the head.