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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
Confusion Remains Over Pheu Thai\'s Oil Fund Pledge
07/07/2011 (Bangkok Post) - Plans by the Pheu Thai Party to scrap the state Oil Fund could result in a palm oil surplus and low prices for fresh palm nuts, as there would be no incentive to make biodiesel from the output, warns a senior Agriculture Ministry official.
PTPN to Convert Sulawesi into Palm Oil Center
07/07/2011 (Tempo Interactive) - State plantation company, PT Perkebunan Negara IVX (PTPN), is managing productive land in Sulawesi to transform it into an oil palm development and crude palm oil (CPO) production center.
MARC Maintains Malaysia\'s GDP Target At 5.3 Per Cent For 2011
07/07/2011 (Bernama) - Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has maintained Malaysia's gross domestic product growth target at 5.3 per cent for this year from 7.2 per cent last year.
Portland Biofuel Protesters Target W4BUK Plant Plans
07/07/2011 (BBC News) - Campaigners in Dorset have been protesting against plans for a biofuel power station on Portland.
Sarawak Palm Oil Industry Set For Major Expansion
07/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - Sarawak’s plans to double the amount of land earmarked for oil palm plantations will act as a key driver for the state’s economic development, says Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu, Deputy Chief Minister and also state Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture and Minister of Rural Development.
Adoption of Renewable Energy Crucial in S’wak
07/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - In an ongoing bid to spur economic activities, Sarawak is well underway in attracting energy intensive industries to invest in its regional activities in its regional corridor namely the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).
Groups Suspect Graft in Plantations
07/07/2011 (Jakarta Post) - The Coalition of Anti-Plantation Mafia in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, allege corruption in oil palm plantations belonging to five companies in Sambas and Bengkayang.
Clear Sign of Malaysia Key Rate Hike: HSBC
07/07/2011 (Business Times) - There is a clear indication that Bank Negara Malaysia will increase its key interest rate by 25 basis points in the central bank's monetary policy meeting tomorrow, says HSBC Global Research.
Sabah Records 40.5 Per Cent Trade Surplus For 2010
06/07/2011 (Bernama) - Sabah recorded a trade surplus of 40.5 per cent last year compared to the year before, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said Tuesday.
