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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
Palm Oil Declines for Third Day on Speculation Output to Gain
15/04/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil dropped for a third day, the worst losing run this month, on speculation increased output from Indonesia and Malaysia, the top growers, will boost supply.
Malaysia Apr 1-15 palm exports down 21pc
15/04/2011 (Business Times) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports fell 20.6 per cent in the first 15 days of April from the same period in March, independent market surveyor Intertek said.
Suriname Going Ahead with Palm Oil Project
15/04/2011 (Stabroek News) - The current government is going through with the Patamacca palm oil-project but with a different Chinese investor.
Food or Fuel?
15/04/2011 (City Journal) - We're less than 50 years from the end of world oil supplies at current consumption rates according to a new report by HSBC bank. That coming shortage has brought new calls for increased reliance on biofuels, including from President Obama in last month's energy speech. Biofuels are made from crops like corn, sugar, palm oil and cassava root which are harvested and then shipped to plants to be converted into fuels like ethanol.
Avon Products, Inc. Marks Earth Month with New \"Palm Oil Promise\" to Continue Mission to Help End Deforestation
15/04/2011 (CRS Wire) - In celebration of Earth Day 2011 and beyond, Avon Products, Inc. [NYSE: AVP] has announced the company's new Palm Oil Promise, a company-wide global commitment to sustainable palm oil, as part of the company's 2011 Hello Green Tomorrow initiatives that also include new global fundraising efforts.
Banyan : The Finitude of Forests
A scheme to save the world’s rainforests still seems too good to be true
Asian Plantations First Revenue \'Important Milestone\'
15/04/2011 (Stock Market Wire) - Malaysian-focused palm oil plantation company Asian Plantations Limited reported a pre-tax loss of $3.8m for the year to December, against the previous $1.4m.
Govt To OK Some New Forest Conversions
15/04/2011 (Jakarta Post) - Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan says the government will recycle old permits and allow the conversion of up to 3 million hectares of forests into plantations – despite a recent moratorium.
Felda Willing To Help Develop NCR Land In Sarawak
15/04/2011 (Bernama) -- The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is willing to work together with the Sarawak government to develop idle native customary rights (NCR) lands, said its chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad.
