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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
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
Malaysian Investors Urged to Expand Trade Agreement
24/10/2011 (The News International) - Malaysian investors have been urged to expand trade agreement with Pakistan beyond exporting palm oil and consider purchase of textile, rice, vegetable and fruits, an official said.
CPO Futures Set to See Range Trading
24/10/2011 (Business Times) - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to see range trading next week with sentiment remaining cautious against a backdrop of surplus stock and slow demand.
China-Malaysia Trade Set to Reach $100b in Three Years
24/10/2011 (China Daily) - Trade between China and Malaysia is set to reach a new high of $100 billion by 2015.
Indonesia\'s Palm Oil Output to Rise Over 35 Percent
24/10/2011 (Business Recorder) - Palm oil output at Indonesia's Bakrie Sumatera will rise by more than 35 percent this year to 300,000 tonnes, Ambono Janurianto, chief executive at the planter, said on Thursday Earlier this year, the Bakrie Group's agricultural unit forecast 2011 output at 280,000 tonnes compared with 220,000/230,000 tonnes last year.
Godrej Consumer to Hike Soap Prices By 10 Pc By March 2013
24/10/2011 (Economic Times) - Godrej Consumer Products plans to raise soap prices by about 10 percent in the remaining months of the current fiscal on costly palm oil, its Chairman said on Friday.
Felda to Use 350,000ha Land in IPO
24/10/2011 (The Malaysian Insider) - Malaysia’s Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) will inject 350,000 hectares of plantation land into its commercial arm’s listing which will take place by mid-2012, its chief said today, in what is likely to be the country’s biggest IPO next year.
CPO Futures Close Firmer on Speculative Buying
24/10/2011 (Business Times) - Crude palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed firmer on speculative trade yesterday, a trader said.
Shipping Activity at Port Qasim
24/10/2011 (Business Recorder) - Four ships C.V Nysted Maersk, C.V Pisti, C.V Mare Atlanticum and M.T Serenity carrying container and furnace oil were arranged berthing at Qasim International Container Terminal and FOTCO Oil Terminal respectively during last 24 hours.
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Drops as Euro Zone Crisis Festers
21/10/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Thursday as investors' avoided risky assets on concerns that a key European leaders' summit may not reach a consensus on the debt crisis in the region.
