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CPO price forecast to climb for rest of the year
CPO FUTURES HIT TWO-YEAR HIGH ON BULLISH SENTIMENT, STRONG EXPORTS
CPO price strength could dissipate through end-2024, says BMI
Positive growth for plantation sector, amid rising CPO prices
Palm oil may test resistance, dip
27/01/2008 (Sify.com) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Friday with strong gains in soya oil and the energy complex. Exports were lower, offsetting falling production. Moreover, Chinese buying in the coming weeks are expected to be lower due to Lunar New Year holidays and production to increase simultaneously.
Soyoil up as Indonesia raises export price
25/01/2007 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - Soyoil futures rose on Friday after Indonesia raised its base export price for rival palm oil, a move that could push up domestic prices as the country imports 40 per cent of its vegetable oils.
Imports ease pressure on palm prices
28/01/2007 (The Bangkok Post) - Palm-oil prices have fallen sharply since the Commerce Ministry allowed imports of fresh palm earlier this month to ease a local shortage, says a local palm-oil producer.
Biofuel agency to be formed: Formulating policy for biodiesel and ethanol to be among main remits
28/01/2008 (The Nation Multimedia, Thailand) - A new national biofuel organisation will be formed by the end of the year and will include representatives of the government, the private sector and the public.
No letup in edible oil price hike
27/01/2008 (The New Nation, Bangladesh) - People are yet to see any letup in the price hike of edible oil, one of the most essentials, instead of continuous rising.
To bio or not to bio - are \'green\' fuels really good for the earth?
26/01/2008 (Guardian Unlimited) - From the top of the Greenergy refinery in Immingham you can see across the Humber estuary to Hull. A hum of equipment fills the air, along with a curious smell. Popcorn.
Putting the brakes on ethanol
25/01/2008 (CBC News) - Ethanol was supposed to be this great fix for the air we breathe. Now it turns out it might be counterproductive, even dirty. At least, that is the view gaining ground in Europe.
Environmental groups find \'fundamental problems\' in Palm Oil sustainability plans
24/01/2008 (Marketing Week) - Environmental groups have criticised a plan by Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé and Heinz to certify palm oil as sustainable for not going far enough and having "fundamental problems".
Bid to smuggle 11,200kg of oil foiled
27/01/2008 (The Star Online), Batu Pahat - An attempt to smuggle out 11,200kg of cooking oil by a barter trader has been foiled at a private jetty near Minyak Beku.
