Archived News
22-03-2010
No Palm Oil In Abe\'s Bagels
22/03/2010 (Voxy.co.nz) - ABE'S Real Bagels Ltd released a statement today stating they have never used the ingredient Palm Oil in their products.
22-03-2010
RI oil palm farmers ready to boycott Nestle products
21/03/2010 (Antara News) - Oil palm planters in 20 Indonesian provinces are ready to boycott Nestle products if the foreign company really stops buying crude palm oil (CPO) from national producers, a spokesman said.
19-03-2010
Palm output to drop as Johor rivers dry up
18/03/2010 (The Malaysian Insider) - Palm oil output in a key growing state in Malaysia, the world’s second largest producer of the commodity, is expected to fall 15 per cent as two major rivers irrigating plantations have sunk to dangerously low levels.
19-03-2010
Firm\'s RM25m fertiliser plant to meet Sabah, K\'mantan demand
19/03/2010 (Daily Express), Lahad Datu - Behn Meyer, one of the biggest fertiliser and chemical trading companies in Malaysia, is investing RM25 million on its 7.6-acre fertiliser cluster here. The plant is an expansion of the company's business in Sabah where it has branch offices in Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Tawau.
18-03-2010
Nestle drops Indonesian palm oil supplier
17/03/2010 (Forbes), Geneva - Swiss food and beverage company Nestle SA says it dropped an Indonesian palm oil supplier over concerns about the company's environmental record.
18-03-2010
Nestle Replaces Oil Supplier Amid Greenpeace Campaign
17/03/2010 (Bloomberg) - Nestle SA said it dropped Sinar Mas Group as a supplier of palm oil, after Greenpeace called on the world’s largest foodmaker to cut ties with the Indonesian company.
18-03-2010
Changes in crude oil market affect vegoils
11/03/2010 (The Hindu Business Line), Kuala Lumpur - The relationship between crude petroleum oil and vegetable oil via the biodiesel route is by now well established. Changes in the crude petroleum market fundamentals are sure to impact vegetable oils including palm oil.
17-03-2010
Palm oil imports down in March
17/03/2010 (Daily Times, Pakistan) Islamabad - Pakistan’s palm oil imports are seen down in March, as ample stocks will likely limit incoming shipments to around 118,000 tonnes, a top industry official said on Tuesday.
17-03-2010
ANALYSIS-US soyoil lures funds on biofuel optimism
16/03/2010 (Reuters), Chicago - Investment funds are betting U.S. soyoil futures, up 9 percent since February, will keep rallying as the Obama administration pushes for greater use of biofuels to reduce dependence on crude oil.
17-03-2010
Pakistan March palm oil imports down, no Apr cover
16/03/2010 (Reuters), Islamabad - Pakistan\'s palm oil imports are seen down in March as ample stocks will likely limit incoming shipments to around 118,000 tonnes, a top industry official said on Tuesday.
17-03-2010
Rain, Storms Forecast in Malaysia’s Palm Oil Areas, Prices Fall
16/03/2010 (Bloomberg) - Rains and thunderstorms were forecast in Malaysia’s biggest palm oil producing states, easing concerns El Nino may curb output in the world’s second-largest producer of the tropical oil. Prices fell.
17-03-2010
Consumers Must ‘Get Used to’ Higher Oilseed Prices, Mistry Says
16/03/2010 (Bloomberg) - Prices of vegetable oils must rise to encourage farmers to boost planting and meet surging global demand for food and biofuels, Godrej International Ltd. said.