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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
Palm Futures Seen Trading Firmer
04/04/2011 (Business Times) - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is likely to trade higher next week driven by external influences, dealers said.
Norway Oil Fund to Keep Investing in Palm Planters Amid Green Criticism
04/04/2011 (Reuters) - Norway\'s $550 billion sovereign wealth fund will keep investing in Southeast Asian oil palm planters but may exclude firms that severely damage the environment, a Norwegian finance ministry official said, as green groups step up their campaign against the industry.
Cyber Greenwash – Malaysia Palm Oil on The Attack
04/04/2011 (Survival International) - Malaysia’s palm oil lobby has launched a new website to counter ‘propaganda’ about the controversial industry, which has faced strong criticism from Borneo tribes and international organizations.
World Bank Lifts 18-month Palm Oil Moratorium
04/04/2011 (Moneycontrol.com) - The World Bank on Friday lifted an 18-month global moratorium on lending for new palm oil investments, endorsing a strategy that focuses on supporting small farmers that dominate the sector.
Regional Planters Cut To \'Underweight\'
04/04/2011 (Business Times) - The Southeast Asian plantation sector was cut to “underweight†from “market weight†at UOB- Kay Hian Holdings Ltd because palm oil prices are expected to peak in the first half of 2011 and weaken in the second half, according to a report today.
Asia C12 Lauric Acid May Extend Falls On Weak Demand
04/04/2011 (ICIS) - Asia C12 lauric acid prices may continue to soften on poor buying interest and amid falling values of feedstocks crude palm oil (CPO) and crude palm kernel oil (CPKO), market sources said on Monday.
Palm Oil Export Strategy Changed
01/04/2011 (Tempo Interactive) - The government will change its palm oil industry export strategy, from only exporting raw material to exporting processed products. “In the future, 60-70 percent will be exported in its processed form,†said Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Hatta Rajasa, yesterday.
Palm oil: It Doesn\'t End There
01/04/2011 (Fiji Times) - Part Two: "Social and Environmental Impacts of Palm Oil".
Commodities Buzz: Japan Palm Oil Consumption Unaffected By Quake-Executive Capital Market
01/04/2011 (India Infoline.com) - A leading exporter of palm oil-based products to Japan said the country's consumption of the cooking oil remains steady for now, despite the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, but demand could potentially increase in the longer term. Japan consumes around 2.3 million-2.5 million tons of vegetable oils include soya oil, rapeseed oil and palm oil.
