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13/01/2012 (Bloomberg) - Burundi’s government plans to increase its agriculture budget to boost food production in the East African nation, Renouveau reported, citing Gervais Rufyikiri, the second vice president.

13/01/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 119,837 tonnes of cargo comprising 91,527 tonnes of import cargo and 28,310 tonnes of export cargo including 4,179 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Thursday.

12/01/2012 (The Star) - Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) in 2011 posted new records in terms of production at 18.9 million tonnes, exports at 18 million tonnes and the average price of RM3,247 per tonne respectively.

12/01/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures inched up on Wednesday as prospects of lower edible oil output in South America and Southeast Asia offset worries over the euro zone debt crisis.

12/01/2012 (New Strait Times) - Producers, Including Oil Palm Growers, Question The Calculation of Sustainability, write Dr Gernot Pehnelt and Christoph Vietze.

12/01/2012 (Indian Express) - Edible oils turned weak with prices falling by Rs 20 per quintal on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today, owing to slackness in demand at prevailing levels amid weakening global trend.

12/01/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 94,010 tonnes of cargo comprising 67,669 tonnes of import cargo and 26,341 tonnes of export cargo including 4,298 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday.

12/01/2012 (Jakarta Post) - The tax office aims to hunt down oil and gas, coal, and crude palm oil (CPO) companies who are not paying tax in order to achieve the government tax revenue target of more than Rp 1,000 trillion (US$109 billion) this year, officials said on Tuesday.

12/01/2012 (AsiaOne) - Those who kill Borneo elephants will now face a mandatory jail term as part of Sabah's efforts to upgrade its conservation of the animal.

12/01/2012 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil is expected to fall below a support at 3,176 ringgit per tonne, to confirm a double-top pattern which will point to 3,108 ringgit.

12/01/2012 (Bernama) - Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) has maintained its 'neutral' stand on the plantation sector.

12/01/2012 (Borneo Post) - (M) Bhd (AmBank) is issuing six new European style cash-settled structured warrants to meet investor demand for investment alternatives and trading opportunities.