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06-01-2005
New European Union Common Agricultural Policy to c
Brussels, 23 December 2004
06-01-2005
Edible oil trade fair to be held in Seville in Sep
1/5/2005 - The fair promoters SURVEY Marketing & Consulting GMBH & Co. KGare organizing their second professional trade fair in Spain, EDIBLE OIL,which caters to the international oils and fats industry.
06-01-2005
India to tax interesterified oil on par with vanas
1/5/2005 BUSINESS LINE New Delhi - The Finance Ministry has clamped anexcise duty of Rs 1.25 per kg on interesterified fats on par with thatcurrently charged on vanaspati.
06-01-2005
INTERVIEW: Malaysian CPO Producers Need To Buck Up
Wednesday January 5, 4:07 PM KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Palm oil producersin Malaysia need to take action to remain competitive as rising globaloilseeds production is expected to drag down edible oil prices further in2005, a top industry official said.
06-01-2005
Oils and fats industry to gather in Spain
05/01/2005 - The international oils and fats industry will gather in Spainlater this year to tackle issues affecting the market.
06-01-2005
Select edible oils remain weak on reduced offtake
New Delhi, Jan 5 : The downslide in select edible prices continued in thelocal wholesale oils and oilseeds market today mainly due to considerablefall in demand from millers as well as retailers and lost some ground.
05-01-2005
Cautious start for plantation stocks
Monday January 3, 2005 - PLANTATION stocks would likely kick off on acautious note in the New Year amid crude palm oil (CPO) prices coming downfrom their highs, and a bumper soybean harvest in the United States on theback of high stocks and increasing output by global producers.
05-01-2005
Demand for bulk carriers expected to rise in wake
12/31/2004 MALAY MAIL - DEMAND for ship space, especially that of bulkcarriers, may rise in the short term in the wake of the recent tidal waveswhich slammed south Asia, shipping sources in Malaysia said yesterday.
05-01-2005
Diversify for stability, settlers told
Wednesday December 29, 2004 - KUALA LUMPUR: Felda settlers shoulddiversify into non-farming ventures to cushion themselves against thefluctuating price of palm oil and rubber, said Deputy Prime Minister DatukSeri Najib Tun Razak.
05-01-2005
Eye on Stock: IOI Corp
Saturday January 1, 2005 - A REPORT last Friday quoted Malaysian Palm OilPromotion Council chief executive officer Datuk Haron Siraj as saying thatcrude palm oil (CPO) prices might receive an immediate upward impact inthe next few weeks.
05-01-2005
Hovid And Carotech Expect Listing By First Quarter
IPOH, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Two Ipoh-based pharmaceutical companies, HovidBhd and Carotech Bhd are expected to be listed on the Second Board ofBursa Malaysia and Mesdaq market respectively by the first quarter of nextyear.
05-01-2005
Indian port suffers damage from tsunami
12/29/2004 THE HINDU - Besides the heavy loss of lives, the tidal wavesappear to have caused extensive damage to the port here.