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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
Govt Hands Over Seedlings To Oil Palm Estates
06/09/2012 (The Guardian) - The Federal Government, yesterday, formally handed over 1.3 million seedlings to 18 participating oil palm estates, as part of efforts to boost the commodity’s production in the country.
Report Assails Palm Oil Project in Cameroon
06/09/2012 (New York Times) - On Tuesday, we told you about land grabs by timber companies in Liberia that are threatening that country’s tropical rain forest. Today environmental groups and forestry experts are abuzz about a project in nearby Cameroon that is overseen by Herakles Farms, an affiliate of the New York-based company Herakles Capital that pursues agricultural initiatives in Africa.
Weak Palm Oil Prices Likely in Medium Term-HSBC
06/09/2012 (The Star) - HSBC expects a medium-term direction of palm oil prices to be underpinned by soft demand, with weak economic growth expectations for major consumers -- China, India and Europe -- capping industrial demand.
Palm-Oil Firm in Agusan Sur Settles Dispute With Union
06/09/2012 (Business Mirror) - 300 rank-and-file workers of a palm-oil firm in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, will finally get their benefits amounting to P5 million after the parties finally agreed to resolve their long-standing deadlock in the collective bargaining negotiations.
Palm Oil Biodiesel and The Renewable Fuel Standard
06/09/2012 (Biodiesel Magazine) - I have heard some confusion and have gotten several inquires about where palm oil sits today under the renewable fuel standard (RFS2). Palm oil is not an approved pathway—at least not yet. I say not yet because EPA has not yet made its direct final rule on the matter.
Wide-Open Opportunities For Graduates In Commodity Sector
06/09/2012 (Bernama) - The plantation and commodity sector offers many job opportunities for graduates especially as researchers, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok
Nigerian Government Targets US$8 Billion Rom Palm Oil Exports
06/09/2012 (BERNAMA-NNN-NAN) - The Nigerian government says that it is targeting US$8 billion revenue from palm oil exports under the Agriculture Transformation Agenda (ATA).
Palm-Oil Stockpiles in Malaysia to Jump to 11-Month High
05/09/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm-oil stockpiles in Malaysia, the world’s biggest producer after Indonesia, probably climbed 7 percent in August to the highest level in 11 months as exports lagged behind output, according to a survey.
Herakles Ends Bid To Join Green Palm Oil Body Over Cameroon Plan
05/09/2012 (Reuters) - New York venture-finance firm Herakles Capital has withdrawn its application for membership of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) after complaints by environmental groups about its $350 million project in Cameroon.
