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YANGON, 8 April - The inauguration of the Crude Palm Oil Mill that canproduce 30 tons per hour, of Yuzana Co Ltd, was held at the mill inKhamaukkyi, Kawthoung Township, on 6 April morning, attended by Member ofthe State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann.

PUTRAJAYA, April 11 (Bernama) -- The Renewable Energy Business Facility(REBF) has been established under the BioGen Project to provide financialassistance for the development and implementation of biomass-based powergeneration.

4/11/2005 - Global stocks of soybeans continue to rise after a draw-downin recent years, with production to reach 52.6 million tonnes in 2004/05,15.2 million tonnes more than in 2003/04.

11/4/05- The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has plans to plantanother five million rai of oil palm, specifically for use in bio-dieselproduction in the South, the Northeast, the East and even someneighbouring countries.

JAKARTA, April 5 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's exports of crude palm oil wereestimated to grow by 8 per cent in the first quarter of this year from thesame period last year, producers said.

DAVAO CITY, April 7 Asia Pulse - The Philippine Palm Oil DevelopmentCouncil, Inc. (PPDCI) painted a bleak picture of the Philippines palm oilindustry as "supply gap" is projected to increase.

PUTRAJAYA, April 7 (Bernama) -- Palm oil prices may move beyond RM1,650per tonnes in the second half of this year should supply be adverselyaffected by the recent dry season or if mineral oil prices continue tostay above US$50 per barrel, said a Germany-based consultant ThomasMielke.

4/7/2005 - The French Food Standards Agency (Agence Francaise de SecuriteSanitaire des Aliments) has produced a comprehensive report (in French) onthe risk and benefits of trans fatty acids. It considers both the isomersof conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which occur naturally, and those whichare the result of industrial processes such as the hydrogenation ofvegetable oils.

4/6/2005 - Canada’s trans fat task force held its first meeting on Fridayto decide what needs tackling and looked at the risks and benefits ofvarious alternatives to the much maligned oil.

05/04/05 - Europe’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health(CCFAC) endorsed a Commission proposal to add curcuma (turmeric) andvirgin palm oil to the list of food products which must be certified asfree of sudan dyes (sudan I, II, III and Scarlet Red/Sudan IV), in orderto gain entry into the EU.

DAVAO CITY, April 7 Asia Pulse - The Philippine Palm Oil DevelopmentCouncil, Inc. (PPDCI) painted a bleak picture of the Philippines palm oilindustry as "supply gap" is projected to increase.PPDCI Secretary Abdulla Pendatun said the supply gap scenario is expectedto continue following increases in domestic demand but a sharp reductionin local production.

06/04/05 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta - Indonesia exported 8.66 million tonsof crude palm oil last year, or up about a third from the previous year's6.39 million tons, thanks to better production, according to data from theCentral Statistic Agency (BPS) and Gapki.