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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
Indonesia’s Kharisma Sells 9,000 Tons of Palm Oil
16/04/2012 (Blooomberg) - PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara, which sells palm oil from Indonesia’s state-owned plantations, sold 9,000 metric tons of 15,500 tons of the commodity it offered at an auction in Jakarta.
CPO Seen Above RM3,000
16/04/2012 (The Star) - Slower growth in production and strong export demand will likely help support the price of crude palm oil (CPO) to stay above RM3,000 per tonne well into the second quarter this year.
Wood From Palms
16/04/2012 (The Star) - In his travels across the country, William Wong often sees felled oil palm trees.
Wilmar to Invest $300m in Gresik Flour Mill and Bio-Refinery
16/04/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - Wilmar Group, a Singapore-listed CPO producer, plans to pour $300 million in investments in Gresik, a city in East Java to build a flour mill and bio-refinery plant, a senior executive at the Indonesian unit said.
Center To Create Modern Farmers
16/04/2012 (Borneo Post) - A Technology Skills Center is expected to be built in Sabah to create modern farmers, according to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.
Ondo Earmarks N200m For Cottage Industries
16/04/2012 (Vanguard) - N200 million has been budgeted for the establishment of cottage industries in the 18 local government areas of the Ondo State as parts of the efforts to reduce unemployment and bring development to the local communities.
Sarawak Tycoon Tightening Grip on Wijaya
16/04/2012 (Business Times) - Sarawak tycoon Tan Sri Ling Chiong Ho is planning a major move into Wijaya Baru Global Bhd.
Post-devolution Matters: PC Refuses to Hand Over 13 Projects
16/04/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Planning Commission is reported to have refused to accept the decision of a high-powered committee about allocating 13 projects to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR). The projects had either been stopped or allocated to provinces after the devolution of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to the provinces.
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Loses Ground as Europe Concerns Weigh
13/04/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Thursday after resuming trading after a one-day break, as traders booked profits and buying interest was limited by concerns over the European debt crisis and a possible slowdown in the global economy.
