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Ministry close to securing palm oil-for-locomotives deal

Commex: No govt intervention to boost palm oil prices

Govt eyes counter-trade deals with 3 nations09 March 2001 (Business Times) - The Government is looking at enteringinto billion-ringgit deals with US, China and India to pay for locomotivesand rail dual-tracking contracts in palm oil.

Indo-Latam joint ventures mooted in oil palm

INDONESIA, MALAYSIA REACH BROAD PALM OIL DEAL

MALAYSIAN PALM FOR FUEL PLAN AND VERY PRELIMINARY

SUPPLY / DEMAND MAY HELP CANADA CANOLA FARMERS - ANALYST

Govt agrees to palm oil biomass for power project28 February 2001 - THE Government has, in principle, agreed to the palmoil biomass project for the generation of power although electricityproduced this way may be priced slightly higher than that of gas, Energy,Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Amar Leo Moggie said.

India's soyoil imports seen rising on lower dutyNEW DELHI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - India's soybean oil imports are likely toincrease following the government's decision to raise import duties on allvegetable oils and leave soyoil duties unchanged in the 2001/02 budget,traders said on Wednesday.

Oil palm industry feeling the pinch of low prices

Palm oil subsidy for industriesMonday, 26 February 2001 : The Government will subsidise palm oil used bypower plants and the industrial sector to help stabilise the price of thecommodity, Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik said.

Palm trees farming encouraged