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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
STOCKS NEWS INDONESIA-CIMB Sees ROE Rebound in Plantation Sector Next Year
18/09/2012 (Reuters) - CIMB Research said it expects the plantation sector's return on equity to hit bottom this year before recovering in 2013, despite a flat crude palm oil (CPO) p r ice assumption.
How Abia Plans 4,000 Jobs Through Mega Farms .
18/09/2012 (BusinessDay) - Abia State is regarded as the food basket of the South East geopolitical zone. The state has a highly diversified agro-ecological condition, which makes the production of a wide-range of agricultural products possible.
Activity at Karachi and Qasim Ports
18/09/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 135,475 tonnes of cargo comprising 105,685 tonnes of import cargo and 29,790 tonnes of export cargo including 4,533 loaded & empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 105,685 tonnes comprised 39,996 tonnes of containerised cargo; 31,265 tonnes of bulk cargo: 22,500 tonnes of coal; 2,995 tonnes of DAP; 5,770 tonnes of rock phosphate and 34,424 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.
Green Milling
18/09/2012 (The Star) - Sabah plans to adopt more stringent anti-pollution standards for wastewater generated by the palm oil industry, and mills are rising up to the challenge. Some palm oil mills have put up more intensive effluent treatment systems in order to comply with rules on cleaner discharges.
‘Many Products in Pipeline For Future Trading’
18/09/2012 (Daily Times) - The Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) on Monday announced that a number of products are in the pipeline for futures trading on international commodities in gold, silver, crude oil, palm olien and futures on domestic commodities would be available in rice IRRI-6, sugar, wheat and in financial futures to include Karachi Inter-Bank Offered Rate (KIBOR) futures.
French Firms Urged To Back Away From ‘No Palm Oil’ Label Claims
18/09/2012 (FoodNavigator.com) - Products labelled ‘no palm oil’ have proliferated on French supermarket shelves in recent years but Malaysian officials have said that such labels misrepresent an industry that has made strides toward greater sustainability, in a meeting with French officials last week.
‘Review APs’ For Palm Oil Exporters
17/09/2012 (The Sun Daily) - The government's policy to give out approved permits (AP) to certain palm oil exporters, exempting them from paying the 23% tax, has been put into question.
Mizoram To Have First Palm Oil Mill, To Benefit 10,000 Farmers
17/09/2012 (Mizo News) - Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on Saturday laid the foundation for installation of Oil Palm Mill at Bukvangnei in Kolasib District.
Malaysia Palm Oil Exports Rise 12% in Sept. 1-15, Intertek Says
17/09/2012 (Bloomberg) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose 12.2 percent in the first 15 days of September from the same period in August, independent market surveyor Intertek said.
