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Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
Palm oil inventories to stay elevated next year
CPO Reference Price Falls 3.9 Percent in December 2025
Malaysia Palm Oil April Inventory Drops With Output
10/05/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil stockpiles in Malaysia, the world’s second-largest producer, fell for a second month as output declined.
Cooking oil firms challenge KPPU verdict
10/05/2010 (The Jakarta Post) - PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology (SMART), PT Salim Ivomas Pratama (SIMP) and several other cooking oil producers have vowed to challenge the antimonopoly agency's verdict that they were involved in cartel practices.
Edible oil import to fall on low prices
08/05/2010 (Financial Express), New Delhi - India’s edible oil imports in April probably fell 12% from a year ago, pressured by low domestic prices and a fall in demand after summer arrived early, a Reuters survey showed.
Wilmar to Invest $1 Billion in 2010
01/05/2010 (Straits Times, Singapore) - SINGAPORE'S palm oil giant Wilmar International said on Monday it is boosting its capital expenditure this year to at least $1 billion as it seeks attractive investment opportunities for the group's future growth.
EU biofuel directive discriminatory
10/05/2010 (Business Times, Malaysia) - A NEW European research report has claimed that the European Union's (EU) Renewable Energy Directive (RED) discriminates against non-EU producers of biofuels such as palm oil.
Palm Oil Futures Down on Crude, Debt Crisis Fears
09/05/2010 (Jakarta Globe) - Palm oil futures declined last week, posting the first weekly loss in three weeks, as Europe’s debt crisis curbed investors’ risk appetite and concerns grew that the recent drop in crude oil prices may reduce demand for biodiesel.
Country spent $1.24bn on import of edible oil products in 2009
08/05/2010 (Daily Times, Pakistan), Karachi - Country’s edible oil products import bill stood at $1.24 billion in 2009, which shows an increase of around 4.4 percent compared to imports in 2008, Pakistan Vegetable Oil Mills Association (PVOMA) said on Friday.
Brazil launches major push for sustainable palm oil in the Amazon
07/05/2010 (Mongabay.com) - Brazilian President Lula da Silva on Thursday laid out plans to expand palm oil production in the Amazon while minimizing risk to Earth's largest rainforest, reports Globo and Terra Brasil.
Brazil Announces Plan For Sustainable Palm Oil
07/05/2010 (AlterNet) - Palm oil production has long been a contentious issue and a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the oil's renewable source and application as biofuel make it an appealing alternative, but on the other, some of the most devastating deforestation has occurred to cultivate it. But in a policy move designed to both protect its remaining forests and replenish parts already lost, Brazil announced today a plan to expand its palm oil cultivation into previously deforested regions, promising a sustainable alternative to the destructive methods practiced in other parts of the world.
