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24-07-2003
China soya imports heading for 20 million tonnes i
HONG KONG (July 23 2003) : China's soya imports are reaching 20 milliontonnes or more this year, almost double that in 2002, despite plans tocurb soyabean imports lasting about a month from late September, traderssaid on Tuesday.
24-07-2003
Coconut and palm plantation for monsoon planned
KARACHI (July 24 2003) : The Pakistan Coconut and Oil Palm PlantationSociety (PCOPS) is preparing a comprehensive plan for monsoon treeplantation.
24-07-2003
Indian palm oil importers show new interest in buy
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24 2003) : Edible oils importers in India, the world'slargest consumer, have shown fresh interest in palm oil following recentfalls in futures prices, dealers said on Wednesday.
24-07-2003
Malaysian palm oil at 14-month low
KUALA LUMPUR (July 24 2003) : Malaysian palm oil futures sustained a bigsell-off on Wednesday, falling to their lowest level in 14 months on longliquidation, fears of rising output and a weakening soyaoil market,traders said.
24-07-2003
Oil World forecasts larger global oilseed crop
HAMBURG (July 23 2003) : Global 2003/04 production of the seven mainoilseeds is likely to rise to 340.4 million tonnes from 319.2 milliontonnes in the previous season, Hamburg-based newsletter Oil World said.
24-07-2003
Pakistan's palm oil traders hold orders
KARACHI (July 23 2003) : Pakistan's palm oil market was sluggish in thepast week as importers said their positions for the month were alreadycovered and they wanted world prices to settle down before placing neworders.
16-07-2003
Analysts see lower, weather-hit EU oilseeds crop
PARIS (July 12 2003) : Extreme weather conditions - humidity in theautumn, frost and then dry weather in the spring - are likely to lead to aslump in oilseed yields this year which could cancel out a rise in area,analysts said on Friday.
16-07-2003
Asian oils: palm oil choppy, refiners seen holding
KUALA LUMPUR (July 15 2003) : The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said onSaturday the country's crude palm oil output rose 3.8 percent to 1.22million tonnes in June from a month.
16-07-2003
China to sell soyabean reserves
BEIJING (July 15 2003) : China's powerful National Development and ReformCommission said on Monday it would sell 800,000 tonnes of soyabeans fromstate reserves to meet huge demand in the domestic crushing industry.
16-07-2003
DR M: M'sia Hopes Ukraine Provides Distribution Ce
KIEV (Ukraine), July 15 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr MahathirMohamad has expressed Malaysia's hope that Ukraine could provide adistribution centre for Malaysian palm oil and other products for the EastEuropean market.
16-07-2003
Indian vegoil imports to rise
BOMBAY (July 16 2003) : Edible oil imports by India, the world's largestbuyer, are expected to rise 15 percent in the quarter ending Septemberfrom a year because domestic supplies have fallen, traders said onTuesday.
16-07-2003
SKB gets offer to set up oil palm refinery in Chin
July 15 2003 - SAWIT Kinabalu Bhd (SKB) has received an offer to set up anoil palm refinery and bulking installation plant in China.