Archived News

05/12/2011 (The Star) - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to see an uptrend this week, boosted by low production and increasing demand, dealers said.

05/12/2011 (Hindu Business Line) - The cost of many essential household products such as cosmetics, soaps and detergents are set to rise with the massive fall of the rupee, a top industry official has said.

05/12/2011 (East Africa Business Week) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has invited investors to take advantage of the opportunities in the Lake Tanganyika basin.

05/12/2011(The Hindu) - Moving from side of plate to the centre of plate isn't a simple exercise. It is quite a task. As it transits from being a pure biscuit maker to a foods company, Britannia Industries sees opportunities aplenty. Managing Director Vinita Bali discusses the road ahead and challenges in the way with K. T. Jagannathan.

05/12/2011 (Toronto Star) - Lumped into a group of emerging markets such as Vietnam, Iran and Pakistan?

05/12/2011 (TVNZ) - Greenpeace has launched a fresh attack on the dairy industry with the release of a report that claims imported cow-feed is responsible for huge amounts of greenhouse gas emissions.

05/12/2011 (Jakarta Post) - Local businesses expect that Indonesia’s palm oil exports will maintain stable growth despite uncertainties in the global economy next year.

05/12/2011 (THISDAY Live) - Nigeria has the population, vast arable land and a friendly climate for agricultural activities to flourish, but lacks the zeal and capacity to utilise its natural potentials writes Malachy Agbo.

21/10/2011 (Business Times) - Crude palm oil futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed softer on profit-taking yesterday.

03/12/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil declined on speculation that stockpiles may have increased in Malaysia, the second-largest producer, after exports fell last month.

03/012/2011 (Daily Pioneer) - The Kerala High Court on Friday declared null and void the observations made by the Special Vigilance Court in Thiruvananthapuram against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on August 8 while ordering a re-investigation into the two-decade-old palm oil import scam.

03/12/2011 (The Star) - Palm oil shares had been trending upwards in the past week or two on expectations that there would be a positive spillover effect as crude palm oil (CPO) prices had likely already bottomed out recently.