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03/09/2008 (The Jakarta Post) - How can the Association of Indonesian Palm Oil Producers (Gapki) claim its member companies already comply with the Rountable On Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in their operations and yet reject a forest moratorium?

30/08/2008 (Commodity Online), New Delhi - The much-awaited free trade agreement of Asean nations is bound to affect import and export of several commodities in India.

27/08/2008 (Bernama), Sandakan - Oil palm planters and producers in Sabah have been asked to implement the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification to ensure continued export market access for their products to the European market.

29/08/2008 (Economic Times), Mumbai - Nearly 33% decline in crude palm oil (CPO) prices over the past two months has prompted small and medium-sized edible oil companies to set up refineries at ports to cut down on the cost of logistics.

28/08/2008 (Business Standard) - The India-Asean free trade deal has left farmers in Kerala a worried lot. The state government too is flustered by the impending impact the agreement would have on the farming community here.

28/08/2009 (Mongabay.com) - Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia have rejected a proposed moratorium on clearing forests and peatlands for oil palm plantations, reports the Jakarta Post.

28/08/2008 (Commodity Online) - Malaysia is desperately trying to market its palm oil as a different entity in the world market with the European Union and other nations looking at south Asian oil with suspicion.

27/08/2008 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil prices have reached a ``bottom'' and will be supported by declining supplies and increasing demand for biodiesel, Derom Bangun, chairman of the Indonesia Palm Oil Association, said.

27/08/2008 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia have opposed any moratorium on forest and peat land conversions, saying it will play havoc with the industry and the national economy.

27/08/2008 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - Crude palm oil (CPO) price movements have been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride. From a mid-June 2006 price of around US$400 per ton, it shot up 350 percent to $1,400 per ton in Rotterdam before plunging 37 percent to the current level.

27/08/2008 (Asia Pulse), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil exporters are not facing a severe default on contracts despite the slow demand for the commodity over the past few months, the Malaysia's Palm Oil Refiners Association said Monday.

27/08/2008 (Daily Times), Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd, Malaysia’s third-largest listed planter, plans to grow oil palm at 10,000 hectares every year, mostly in Indonesia, to meet global demand for the vegetable oil, a top official said.