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30/01/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - India’s decision not to impose import duty on crude palm oil (CPO) while maintaining a 20% duty on soybean oil is expected to boost CPO exports to the continent, at least in the first quarter of this year.

28/01/2009 (iStock Analyst) - MALAYSIA\'S palm oil exports for food and fuel climbed 12 per cent last year to 15.41 million tonnes. In an interview with Business Times, Malaysian Palm Oil Council CEO Tan Sri Yusof Basiron explains to OOI TEE CHING the rise and fall of palm oil shipments to several key markets.

26/02/2009 (Mongabay) - Plunging commodity prices may offer a reprieve for the world\'s beleaguered tropical forests.

29/01/2009 (AFP), Pangkalan Bun — Deep in the forests of Indonesian Borneo, a small environmental group is using education and common sense to arm villagers against the devastating onslaught of palm plantations.

29/01/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - At least 500 farmers in Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, rallied in front of the Paser Regency administration building Wednesday, calling for reductions in the prices of crude palm oil and fertilizer to allow them to compete with large industries.

29/01/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - Producers of crude palm oil (CPO) expect prices to reach as high as US$600 per ton this year, betting on higher domestic sales which would help avoid oversupply in global markets, thus stabilizing the prices.

29/01/2009 (The Star Online) - JATROPHA, previously a neglected oilseed crop, has become the latest rage among global alternative energy corporations, given its tremendous potential as a viable and “cheapest” feedstock for biodiesel production.

29/01/2009 (ANTARA News), Jakarta - Indonesia`s crude palm oil production in 2009 is estimated to total 20 million tons, of which 4.5 million to 5 million tons will be consumed at home and the rest exported, a CPO businessman said.

28/01/2009 (Xinhua), Jakarta - Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, is to hold international palm oil conference here on May 27 to 29, the committee of the conference said on Wednesday.

27/01/2009 (Mail Online) - Here we reveal the best of the rest health news stories from around the world. This week how palm oil could be used to protect the body from cell damage, and why sweet drinks help reduce stress in babies when they are immunised.

27/01/2009 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - The government is not inclined to impose a Customs duty on crude palm oil, the world’s cheapest source of fat, before elections as that would make it more expensive for consumers.

27/01/2009 (The Australian News) - AUSTRALIA is contributing directly to the widespread destruction of tropical rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia by importing millions of tonnes of taxpayer-subsidised biodiesel made from palm oil.