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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
Edible oil importers ask govt to drop tax
07/01/2008 (The Daily Star, Bangladesh) - The importers and refiners of the country yesterday called on the government to relax value added tax (VAT) and other levies on the import of edible oil to keep the domestic market stable.
Hawkers badly hit by oil shortage
07/01/2008 (The Star Online), Penang - Until the cooking oil supply is back to normal, economy rice seller Lim Chin Aik is cutting down on the amount of food that he normally prepares for his customers.
No discharge of palm oil High Court Round-up
04/01/2008 (The Hindu), Kochi - The Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused permission for discharging 3,000 tonnes of palm oil, for which the contract for import was signed after the new Central Government notification banning import through the ports in the State was issued.
Felcra may venture into cooking oil business
06/01/2008 (NST Online) - Felcra chairman Datuk Nasaruddin Hashim said a study was being carried out and a decision would be made soon.
Cooking oil shortage: Limited supply at stores, hypermarts
05/01/2008 (NST Online), Kuala Lumpur - Some hypermarkets and grocery stores in the Klang Valley are experiencing shortage in the supply of palm oil-based cooking oil.
A rush for cooking oil
06/01/2008 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - The rush is on to buy cooking oil at retail outlets and hypermarkets here.
NewsFocus: Purchase limit on cooking oil
05/01/2008 (NST Online), Putrajaya - Consumers will be limited to buying 5kg of local cooking oil per person from next week.
Rationing of cooking oil in force in Malaysia
07/01/2008 (Channel News Asia, Singapore), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian retailers have begun to ration cooking oil purchases after the government imposed restrictions to curb a shortage blamed on smuggling and panic-buying triggered by price-hike rumours.
Wholesaler hoarding oil
07/01/2008 (The Star Online), Nilai - The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry enforcement officers raided a supermarket in Taman Semarak here and seized over 3,000 packets of cooking oil worth RM8,000 hidden in a store room yesterday.
