Archived News
29-03-2004
I'm Still In The Dark, Said Chin
Datuk Peter Chin
26-03-2004
Small shippers hard hit by surging freight rates
March 22 2004 - SMALL shippers, especially those just entering the exportmarket, are drowning under the weight of escalating maritime freightrates.
24-03-2004
Indonesia Hopes To Boost Exports Of CPO To China
JAKARTA, March 16 Asia Pulse - Indonesia hopes to increase exports ofcrude palm oil (CPO) and derivatives to China from an estimated 500,000tons in 2003 to 600,000 tons this year.
24-03-2004
Singaporean To Invest In Indonesian Cooking Oil Se
BENGKULU, Mar 18 Asia Pulse - A Singaporean businessman is scheduled toinvest in the cooking oil industry in North Bengkulu district, Bengkuluprovince, a provincial plantation official said.
13-03-2004
Golden Hope aims to be Malaysia’s Cargill Inc
March 8 2004 - GOLDEN Hope Plantations Bhd aims to emulate giant UStrading house Cargill Inc’s success in the global commodities market.
13-03-2004
Indonesian CPO Price Falls In Auction
JAKARTA, March 10 Asia Pulse - The price of crude palm oil (CPO) inJakarta fell in an auction on reports of export plan by Malaysia.
13-03-2004
Rubber price set at minimum US$1.10
Thursday March 11, 2004 - THE International Rubber Cooperation, set up byMalaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, has decided to sell rubber at a minimumprice of US$1.10 a kilo in the world market.
10-03-2004
Indonesian Crude Palm Oil Exports Tipped To Rise T
JAKARTA, March 10 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's exports of crude palm oil (CPO)are predicted to rise from 6.5 million tons in 2003 to 7 million tons thisyear.
10-03-2004
Palm oil still trading at discount, Keng Yaik reit
Thursday March 4, 2004 - PRIMARY Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr LimKeng Yaik has again raised the issue of crude palm oil (CPO) being tradedat a high discount of between US$140 and US$150 per tonne versus itsclosest rival, soy oil, despite the current bullishness of the CPO price.
09-03-2004
CPO futures set to test RM2,500 level by June
March 4 2004 - PRICES of crude palm oil (CPO) futures may test the RM2,500a tonne level by middle of this year should soyabean oil supply succumb tounfavourable weather conditions.
09-03-2004
CPO prices expected to hover between RM1,600-RM2,1
March 5 2004 - MALAYSIA’S crude palm oil (CPO) prices will range betweenRM1,600 and RM2,100 a tonne this year, experts said at aglobally-monitored international conference on the industry in KualaLumpur yesterday.
09-03-2004
India raises import duty on soyaoil base price
March 5 2004 - INDIA has raised the import duty on the base price ofsoyabean oil from US$643 (US$1 = RM3.80) a tonne to US$710 a tonne, butleft unchanged the base price for palm oil.