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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Supply tightening boosts value for Malaysian palm oil
Palm Oil Heads for Two-Year Low as Stockpiles Advance
24/09/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil, the world’s most-used cooking oil, is poised to tumble to a two-year low as inventories surge in Indonesia and Malaysia, the biggest producers, and a global economic slowdown curbs demand.
Palm Oil Producers Face Africa Challenges
24/09/2012 (Financial Times) - Beside a river in northern Liberia, a dozen women scoop soil into small black planting bags. Behind them, stretching towards the horizon, are the fruits of their labours – tens of thousands of young oil palms.
POLL-India\'s Soaring Edible Oil Demand To Push 2012/13 Imports To Record
24/09/2012 (Reuters) - India's 2012/13 edible oil imports could rise 4.2 percent to a record high, with palm oil cornering the bulk of that, a Reuters poll showed, as the world's second most populous country fails to raise output quickly enough to meet demand from a growing middle class.
Activity At Karachi And Qasim Ports
24/09/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 32,400 tonnes of cargo comprising import cargo during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Saturday The total import cargo comprised 32,400 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo. Two ships carrying one container ship and one oil tanker respectively sailed out to sea during the reported period. Four vessels with two container ships, one oil tanker and one general cargo ship respectively are currently at the berths.
Kinabatangan Wetlands Polluted
24/09/2012 (The Sun Daily) - The alarming rate of river pollution along the majestic rainforest lowlands of Kinabatangan, Sabah, has prompted the WWF-Malaysia to call on the state government to support the setting up of a central management committee to urgently address the issue.
Bengkulu Tempts Chinese Investors With Palm Oil Project
24/09/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - Bengkulu has offered Chinese investors an opportunity in the downstream palm oil sector to process locally produced crude palm oil into finished products.
Malaysia Palm Oil Prices May Fall at Least 7 Pct in Q4-Analyst
24/09/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil (CPO) prices may fall nearly 7 percent to 2,575 ringgit per tonne in the last quarter of 2012 from current levels if Brent crude oil prices come down to $95 per barrel, a top analyst said on Saturday.
Cooking-Oil Demand in India To Surge 44%, Boosting Imports
24/09/2012 (Bloomberg) - Cooking-oil demand in India, the world’s largest palm oil importer, is poised to jump 44 percent in the next eight years as rising incomes boost sales of noodles, cookies and fried foods, a government official said.
India\'s 2012/13 Soyoil Imports To Fall - Adani Wilmar
24/09/2012 (Reuters) - India's imports of soyoil are likely to come down in the marketing year starting Nov. 1, 2012, as the oil has become more expensive in relation to palm oil, a leading India-based edible oil importer told Reuters on Saturday.
