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MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  16-02-2006

Global Demand for Soybeans, Other Oilseeds Disappointing in Last Quarter of 2005

Demand for oilseeds especially soybean in the last quarter of calendar 2005 was disappointing.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  16-02-2006

Soybean Checkoff Working with Biodiesel Industry to Ensure Biodiesel Quality

15/2/06 (Soyatech.com) ST. LOUIS - Today, biodiesel is the fastest-growing biofuel in the United States thanks in part to soybean checkoff-funded efforts aimed at ensuring biodiesel quality.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  16-02-2006

Vitamin E, Other Antioxidants Not Associated with Decreased Risk of Prostate Cancer in Overall Population

15/2/06 (soyatech.com) - Intakes of dietary or supplemental antioxidants were not associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer among men

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  14-02-2006

General Motors Adds 26 Ethanol Pumps in Chicago Area as Part of New Awareness Campaign

9/2/06 (PR Newswire) CHICAGO -- General Motors announced Wednesday the addition of 26 additional E85 refueling pumps to stations in greater Chicago through collaborative partnerships with Shell Oil Products US and VeraSun Energy Corp. The collaboration is part of a broader, national GM campaign to boost the use and awareness of ethanol-based E85 fuel in the U.S.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  14-02-2006

Building a Biodiesel Plant? Estimate ROI Online

9/2/06(The Corn & Soybean Digest ) - The Illinois Value-Added Rural Development Center has launched a Web site that provides a way to perform a pre-feasibility study for a biodiesel facility.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  14-02-2006

Japanese Firm Develops Heat-Resistant Plastic Film from Vegetable Oil

10/2/06 (Nikkei English News) TOKYO -- Toray Industries Inc. is using vegetable oil as the primary ingredient for a new type of plastic film that is heat resistant, flexible and transparent.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  14-02-2006

U.S. Agriculture "Up to the Challenge" of Reducing Dependence on Foreign Oil, Says EPA Administrator

10/2/06 (soyatech.com ) Saint Louis, Missouri... The American Soybean Association (ASA) applauded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. JohnsonÃŒs comments about the ability of U.S. agriculture to meet demand for biodiesel and other renewable fuels that can reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  14-02-2006

Import of 900,000 tonnes crude palm oil likely

14/2/06 KARACHI (Daily Times) - The country is likely to import 900,000 metric tons of crude palm oil in 2006, which will be the largest import of the commodity, due to plans to set up oil refineries.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  14-02-2006

Fertiliser produced from palm oil waste

13/2/06 KUANTAN (The Star) - A subsidiary of LKPP Corporation Sdn Bhd, Dominion Media Sdn Bhd, has successfully produced a bio-organic fertiliser derived from palm oil waste.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  14-02-2006

Soyabean oil imports turn cheaper than crude palm oil

13/2/06 Chennai (Business Line) - EDIBLE oil imports declined by 32 per cent in January, while overall it has dipped by 19 per cent this season (November 2005-October 2006).

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  14-02-2006

India Receives 20,750 Tonnes Of CPO During Feb 6-12

13/2/06 NEW DELHI (Bernama) -- India received 20,700 tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) during the week ending Feb 12, 2006.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  14-02-2006

Smallholders protest 'land grab'

12//206 Lahad Datu (Daily Express) - Original smallholders of the Silabukan Smallholders' Oil-Palm Scheme here are up in arms against Borneo Samudera Sdn Bhd (BSSB) over the alleged transfer of their Native Title (NT) land to a third party without their knowledge, although a joint venture (JV) agreement was supposed to have been in place.