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MPOB Monthly Report Imminent: Malaysia's Palm Oil Stockpiles May Surge Past 2.6 Million Tonnes as Strong El Niño Fuels Distant-Month Supply Cut Expectations
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
CPO futures end mostly higher on soybean oil gains
Sime going big on green
26/01/2011 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd, already one of the biggest plantation companies globally, now wants to be the largest producer of “green†palm oil.
Eight palm oil EPPs starts to show progress
26/01/2011 (The Star Online), Putrajaya - Some of the eight palm oil entry point projects (EPPs) identified under the Palm Oil National Key Economic Area (NKEA) have started making progress despite their launch only three months ago, said Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) director of palm oil, agriculture and rubber industry, John Low.
Oil palm grew by 4.7m hectares in 2010: Dompok
25/01/2011 (Business Times) - Oil palm cultivation expanded by nearly 4.7 million hectares last year and has been listed as the second priority sector under the Economic Transformation Programme, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
Industry calls for review as export tax rises to 25%
26/01/2011 (Jakarta Post) - The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) called on the government to reduce the export tax imposed on crude palm oil (CPO), which is set to be increased to 25 percent next month.
RM297 Million Replanting Fund For Oil Palm Smallholders Soon
25/01/2011 (Bernama), Putrajaya - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok will launch a RM297 million allocation for oil palm smallholders to replace their aged trees on Jan 31 in Sabah.
CPO Prices Have Beem Overbought, Says Analyst
25/01/2011 (Bernama), Putrajaya - A technical analyst and strategist says that crude palm oil pices have been overbought with the price likely to consolidate between RM3,300 and RM3,550 in the next two to five months.
Initial palm oil imports due Wednesday
25/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The first lot of 20,000 tonnes of imported crude palm oil will reach Thailand tomorrow to ease the current shortage.
More palm oil imports urgently needed
25/01/2011 (The Nation Multimedia) - The Commerce Ministry will propose that the National Oil Palm Policy Committee permit the import next month of another 50,000 tonnes of crude palm oil after finding that supplies are even lower than previously thought.
Thomas quotes Bengal\'s palm oil import rate to prove innocence
25/01/2011 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Central Vigilance Commissioner PJ Thomas has told the Supreme Court that he was a victim of the political rivalry between Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, tainting his image in the palmolein oil scam case.
