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Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
CPO Reference Price Falls 3.9 Percent in December 2025
Palm oil inventories to stay elevated next year
Palm Oil Extends Slide as Stronger Ringgit, Rising Stocks Pressure Prices
Plantation Ops Pushes up TSH Q1 Profit
19/05/2011 (The Star) - TSH Resources Bhd net profit rose 112.7% to RM24mil in the first quarter ended March 31 from RM11.3mil posted in the same quarter a year ago on strong plantation earnings.
Coast Region Testing Palm Oil Hybrids From Four Countries
19/05/2011 (ippmedia.com) - Africa Green Oils Limited is now studying the performance of four varieties of hybrid palm seedling in order to come up with the best strain for production of oil palm locally.
Extinction Rates Overestimated, Global Crisis Remains: Study
19/05/2011 (The Epoch Times) - Extinction rates may have been overestimated by more than 160 percent based on current scientific methods, according to a new study published in Nature on May 18.
West Africa Rising: Liberia Leads Charge to Lure Palm Oil Investors
19/05/2011 (Christian Science Monitor) - In the past three years, four major companies have promised a total of $2.6 billion in palm oil investment in Liberia, and more could be coming soon. Global demand for the versatile oil is expected to double by 2020.
ULM\'s Paul Sylvester to Present in Malaysia
19/05/2011 (Monroe News Star) - University of Louisiana at Monroe Pfizer Endowed Professor of Pharmacology, Dr. Paul Sylvester, will give a plenary talk in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the PINC 2011.
Veep Boakai Plants Sime Darby First Palm Tree Tomorrow
19/05/2011 (The Inquirer) - The Vice President of Liberia, Joseph N. Boakai, is expected to lead an array of government officials and senior members of Sime Darby Berhad Company this Thursday to Sime Darby Plantation in Garwula, Grand Cape Mount County, to plant the company's first oil palm tree. The program, which is scheduled to be held at Sime Darby's Matambo Estate in Garwula District, is also being attended by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sime Darby Berhad, the Right Honorable Tun Musa Hitam, and three other members of the Group's Board of Directors.
Malaysia Seeks Help to Reach 2020 High-Income Goal
19/05/2011 (Forbes) - Malaysia's government says it is securing advice from international scientists and economists on ways to speed up development through reforms in its palm oil industry, health care and education.
JCI Gains as Commodity Prices, Risk Appetite Rise
19/05/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - The Jakarta Composite Index joined its regional peers in rising on Wednesday, taking advantage of rising commodity prices.
Malaysian Palm Oil Prices Still Strong, Says MPOC
19/05/2011 (Bernama) - Malaysian palm oil prices are expected to remain relatively strong in the coming months on strong export demand for the tropical oil, Chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Council, Datuk Lee Yeow Chor said.
