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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
Sabah Earned RM13.56 Billion From Palm Oil Industry Last Year
01/08/2011 (Bernama) - Sabah earned RM13.56 billion in revenue from 5.136 million tonnes of palm oil produced last year, hence emerging as a leading agricultural force and an important contributor to the state's Gross Domestic Product, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.
RSPO’s ‘Mixed’ Trade Mark Effect on Palm Oil Smallholders
01/08/2011 (Commodity Online) - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil through its new trademark decision has suggested in a clear manner that it means business: sustainable business.
MIC Proposes A High-Powered Committee To Empower Indian\'s Economic Status
01/08/2011 (Bernama) - MIC today proposed that the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) set up a high-powered committee to work on short and long term plans for the Indian community.
Plan To Raise Oil Palm in 40,000 ha In State
01/08/2011 (IBN Live) - The Horticulture Department has decided to bring 40,000 hectares of additional land under oil palm cultivation in the state by the end of the current financial year. At present, the state is importing palm oil from other countries to supply it to people through the public distribution system.
Malaysia Plans Green Palm Oil Certification scheme- paper
01/08/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysia, the word\'s No.2 palm oil producer, will come up with a certification scheme to ensure the tropical oil is grown without clearing forests and destroying wildlife, a newspaper reported on Monday.
IOI To Boost FFB Production
01/08/2011 (The Star) - IOI Corp Bhd's proposal to acquire 11,978ha of oil palm plantations in Sabah from a unit of DutaLand Bhd is part of the group's efforts to boost its plantation land bank and production efficiency.
Malaysia Sends Envoy To Negotiate On Palm Oil Laws
01/08/2011 (The Australian) - ALTHOUGH the Malaysian government has signed up to an asylum-seeker deal with Australia, it has at the same time sent a minister to lobby against a parliamentary move he says threatens his country\'s biggest rural industry, palm oil.
Indonesian Economy Grew in Q2, Profits Indicate
01/08/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - Profits at some of the largest companies in Indonesia rose in the second quarter, boosting the case that the economy grew during that period.
Crude Palm Oil Down 1.77% on Weak Global Cues
29/07/2011 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices fell further by Rs 8.60 per kg in futures trade today, largely in tandem with a weakening trend overseas amid adequate stocks in the spot markets.
