Archived News
29-09-2005
Consumer Unease Over Genetically Modified Food
28/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The agriculture industry should takeadvantage of the present situation concerning consumer unease overgenetically modified (GM) food production, especially in West Asia andNorth Africa.
29-09-2005
CPO Price Can Reach RM1,480 By Mid 2006 - Expert
28/09/05 PETALING JAYA, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Oils and fats expert, DrJames Fry has predicted higher crude palm oil (CPO) prices for firstquarter next year due to the increasing interest in biofuel.
29-09-2005
CPO Production To Hit 21.814 Mln Tonnes By 2020, S
28/09/05 PETALING JAYA,(Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)has forecast Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) production to surge by 42percent to 21.814 million tonnes by 2020 from the 15.434 million tonnesprojected for this year.
29-09-2005
EU Expects Biodiesel Usage To Reach Two Pct By 200
28/09/05 PETALING JAYA,(Bernama) -- The European Union (EU) expects to seethe usage of biofuel reach two percent by 2007 or 2008 compared with theconventional fuel.
29-09-2005
Expert: CPO to firm up by mid-2006
29/09/05 (The Star) - THE price of crude palm oil (CPO) is expected toease to about RM1,320 per tonne by year-end but will likely strengthen toRM1,480 per tonne by the middle of next year.
29-09-2005
Food Safety Should Be Part Of Palm Oil Industry Br
27/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- Food security, safety andsustainability issue should be part of the branding strategy for theMalaysian palm oil industry, chairman, Malaysian Palm Oil Association(MPOA), Datuk Sabri Ahmad said here Tuesday.
29-09-2005
Global Food Emulsifier Industry Likely To Consolid
28/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The global food emulsifier industry,which is currently fragmented with more than 40 players, is likely toconsolidate and become stronger when negotiating with major foodproducers.
29-09-2005
Golden Hope Seeks To Offer Truckload Facilities In
26/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- Golden Hope Plantations Bhd iscurrently in the final stage of a feasibility study to offer truckloadfacilities for palm oil in India, said its group chief executive officerDatuk Sabri Ahmad.
29-09-2005
Indonesia Invites Malaysian Firms To Expand Palm O
27/9/2005 (Business Tim) - Malaysian oil palm companies have been asked toexpand to Indonesia as there are 100 million hectares in that countrysuitable for cultivation.
29-09-2005
Indonesian palm oil board to adopt MPOB model
28/09/2005 (The Star) - INDONESIA is in the midst of converting itsnational palm oil commission into a full-fledged palm oil board similar tothe Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
29-09-2005
INTERVIEW:Malaysian Palm Oil Indus Must Integrate
28/09/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--The Malaysian palm oil industry, whichstill produces and exports the majority of the oil, is facing increasingchallenges as costs escalate and competition from rival producers andcompeting oils intensify, a senior industry official said Tuesday.
29-09-2005
IOI confirms it’s bidding for palm biodiesel plant
28/09/05 (The Star) - IOI Corp Bhd yesterday confirmed that it was one ofthe 10 companies that submitted bids for Malaysian Palm Oil Board’s (MPOB)palm biodiesel plants in Malaysia.