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MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  24-01-2011

With Prices on the Rise, India Imports of Palm and Soy Bean Oil Set to Slump

24/01/2011 (The Jakarta Globe) - Cooking oil imports by India, the biggest user after China, may drop this month and in February after a jump in futures to a more than two-year peak made overseas supplies more expensive.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  24-01-2011

Oil palm planters laud move

23/01/2011 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - A move by Sabah to allow the entry of foreign workers, apart from Filipinos and Indonesians, has brought a sigh of relief to the state’s oil palm industry.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  24-01-2011

Malaysian palm oil rises

22/01/2011 (Business Recorder), Jakarta - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a near two-week high on Friday, as traders cited strong export data amid concern that supplies will struggle to keep pace with robust demand. The market was on course to post its first weekly gain for the year as traders shifted their focus to bullish fundamentals after booking profits from January 5 onwards due to the stronger US dollar, some concerns of demand slowing and a technical correction.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  24-01-2011

Recipe for frustration

22/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - Soaring palm oil prices have led some consumers to seek out substitutes such as soybean, rice bran or sunflower oil, but food vendor Cherdpong Promsamut can't make the switch. Palm oil is indispensable to his deep-fried chicken business, he says.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  24-01-2011

Talk of Palm Oil Tax Has Market Buzzing

21/01/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesia may raise its palm oil export tax to 25 percent from 20 percent starting in February after a rally in international prices, industry sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  24-01-2011

M&S broadens sustainable palm oil range

21/01/2011 (The Grocer) - Marks & Spencer has extended the use of sustainable palm oil in its products, marking the latest step in its Plan A initiative.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  21-01-2011

Best Management Practices To Plant oil Palm On Peat Soil On The Cards

20/01/2010 (Bernama), Sibu - Sarawak plans to come up with its own Best Management Practices for oil palm cultivation in peat soil, says Sarawak oil Palm Plantation Owner's association chairman Datuk Abdul Hamed (rpt Hamed) Sepawi

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  21-01-2011

Investments in edible oil refineries boosted trade with Pakistan

19/01/2011 (Daily Times), Karachi - The investments in edible oil refineries recently had boosted palm oil trade between Malaysia and Pakistan, Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  21-01-2011

Rangsit to become palm oil zone

20/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - A palm oil studies and development centre will be set up to redevelop more than 150,000 rai of abandoned orange orchards in Rangsit area as a palm oil growing zone, Anusorn Saengnimnual, president of Bang Chak Petroleum, said on Thursday.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  17-01-2011

Local palm oil tanker haulage group receives ISO 9001

17/01/2011 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Sidhu Brothers Group, the country's leading crude palm oil (CPO) transporter for the past 30 years, has obtained the international ISO 9001:2008 standard.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  17-01-2011

Strong Chinese New Year demand to boost Crude Palm Oil prices

17/01/2011 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Strong overseas demand mainly from China for the approaching Chinese New Year, is expected to further boost the Crude Palm Oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives this week.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  17-01-2011

BAAC, Bangchak to grow oil palm trees

17/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and Bangchak Petroleum Plc have teamed up to grow oil palm for a biodiesel project.