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MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  08-02-2005

Researchers find metabolic, antioxidant effects of

2/7/2005 NewsRxDiabetes - The metabolic and antioxidant effects ofvitamin E are superior to those of diltiazem in diabetic rats.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  04-02-2005

Argentina's 2004 Soyoil Exports Total 2.13 MMT

3//2/05 BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--Argentina exported 2.13 million metrictons of soyoil in 2004, according to the latest data from the country'sanimal- and food-health agency, Senasa.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  04-02-2005

Brazil 04-05 Soy Crop +28% On Yr At 63.3M MT - Agr

3/2/05 SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazilian soybean production will total 63.3million metric tons in the 2004-05 season (October-September), up 28% onthe previous season, said the local Agroconsult agricultural consultancy.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  04-02-2005

Comprehensive policy on oilseeds soon: Pawar

2/2/05 Oilmandi INDIA - "Import of oilseeds is better than having toimport the finished product."

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  04-02-2005

Haze blankets Jambi city

Tuesday, February 01, 2005 - JAMBI - Jambi city has been blanketed by hazefor the past several days as a result of fires that have burned hundredsof hectares of palm oil plantations in Muarojambi regency.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  04-02-2005

M'sia Needs To Move To Productivity Based Economy

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will have to move toproductivity driven based economy underpinned by greater emphasis onresearch and development in view of the slowing exports growth this year,said leading economists.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  04-02-2005

MARKET TALK

3/2/05Lack Of Ships Hinder Indonesia's CPO Exports(Dow Jones)--Lack of ships slowing Indonesia CPO exports, creating excesssupply at local market and driving CPO prices down, says PT PerkebunanNusantara official. "Exporters can't ship their CPO because many ships arebeing used to transport crude oil," said Syariful Ramli Lubis, PTPN'sauction official. Benchmark CPO price at PTPN's auction IDR3,219/kg vsIDR3,232/kg Feb. 1. PTPN only sold 2,000 tons of CPO out of 3,500 tonsoffered at the auction due to poor demand.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  04-02-2005

Palm oil industry thriving in Papua New Guinea

Feb 02 3:42 PM - PAPUA New Guinea's New Britain Palm Oil Limited has been given the green light to rehabilitate the palm oil industry in the Solomon Islands.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  03-02-2005

Indian oilseeds crop to bounce back from poor wint

2/2/2005 Agra Europe - India's summer oilseeds crop is expected to bounceback and match a year earlier's output, after erratic rains caused adecline in the winter harvest, traders said on Monday.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  01-02-2005

Asian rust to affect 05-06 global soybean output,

1/31/05 Oilmandi INDIA - The Asian soybean rust fungus is expected to playhavoc in the coming months. The U.S. crop, to be harvested in November, isalready affected and this is likely to drop the global output for thesoybean year 2005-06 (July-June), traders said Saturday.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  01-02-2005

Caution on oilseed imports

20/1/05 INDIA - THE MINISTER FOR Agriculture and Food, Mr Sharad Pawar'sexplosive statement in Mumbai at the World Congress of InternationalAssociation of Seed Crushers that there was a need to encourage import ofhigh oil content oilseeds and genetically-modified seeds to overcome theshortage of raw material for the crushing and processing industry has sentthe entire industry into a tizzy. It is unclear what provoked thestatement. With a record rise in global oilseeds output this year,especially of soyabean in the US, suppliers are scouting for new marketsthat would support their farm-gate prices. The Minister has willy-nillysent out a signal that India is opening its doors to oilseeds and to thegenetically-modified (GM) varieties even.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  01-02-2005

China Palm Olein Prices Seen Staying Weak

31/1/05 (Dow Jones)--RBD palm olein prices in China likely to stay weak inshort to medium term as demand still sluggish due to low temperatures,says Shanghai Pansun; stocks at main ports estimated around240,000-250,000 tons, which would take time to be consumed, keeping pricesunder pressure. Room for fresh imports also likely limited in near termdue to negative margins as selling prices in domestic market (aroundCNY4,150/ton) below import cost.