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03/02/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Despite the global economic slowdown, Indonesia’s exports hit an all-time high last year with a total value of US$203.2 billion, buoyed by surging demand from emerging economies, particularly China and India, according to data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) on Wednesday.

03/02/2012 (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is preparing to file its objections to a United States` plan to issue a regulation on biodiesel standards which among other things disqualifies biodiesel made from palm oil as a renewable fuel, a minister said.

03/02/2012 (Nigerian Observer) - The Edo State Government in collaboration with the Federal Government Oil Palm Transformation Agenda has extended invitation to all oil palm growers from the three senatorial districts of the state to an urgent meeting with the officials of the State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, today, Thursday, February 2, 2012.

03/02/2012 (Leadership) - The Agricultural Transformation Action Plan (ATAP) of the Federal Government will create 3.5 million jobs and add 20 million tonnes of food to the supply chain by 2015, says the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina.

02/02/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oils declined on Wednesday due to lack of demand and ample supplies. Malaysian Palm oil market was closed for a holiday.

02/02/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Farmers never lose hope. If one crop fails, they quickly turn to another. Sugarcane growers in Andhra Pradesh, who have declared a crop holiday, are not going to stop farming next season. Instead, they are switching to palm oil, maize and sunflower.

02/02/2012 (The Sun) - Pure palm oil planters such as Genting Plantations Bhd and Hap Seng Plantations Bhd could see rising earnings risk on possible lower selling crude palm oil (CPO) prices if plans to realign prices in Malaysia and Indonesia materialised, according to CIMB Research.

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02/02/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesia’s exports rose to a record $204 billion last year, beating the government’s forecast and setting the record for a Southeast Asian nation, but many are warning that the stellar performance may not continue this year.

02/02/2012 (Biofuels Digest) - The Biofuels Digest Indexâ„¢ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 0.48 percent to 73.26 as Mission NewEnergy continued its MNELtdown.

02/02/2012 (The Star) - The cautious tone expressed by Bank Negara in its latest policy statement is a precursor to a possible rate cut in the months ahead, say economists.

02/02/2012 (Washinton Post) - Residents say a Malaysian company has cleared thousands of acres of their land in western Liberia.