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CPO Futures Snap Two-Day Gains To Close Lower
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Palm Oil Output Surge In Oct, CPO Price Could Hit RM4500 In Dec: MPOC
Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
Increase productivity, planters told
24/06/2009 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Issues on European buyers’ reluctance to pay a premium price on certified sustainable palm oil, Malaysia’s stagnant palm oil yield, human capital, biofuel viability, food versus fuel debate, environmental and sustainability were the highlights at the 6th International Planters Conference (IPC 2009) yesterday.
Oil boom threatens the last orang-utans
23/06/2009 (The Independent) - Perched halfway up a tree near a bend in the Seumayan River, a young orang-utan lounges on a branch, eating fruit. In the distance, smoke rises from an illegal fire, one of dozens lit to wipe out the virgin rainforest and replace it with oil palm plantations.
UK firm plans to log habitat of critically endangered orangutan for palm oil production
23/06/2009 (Mongabay.com) - A Scottish firm has been implicated in funding a plan that would destroy the rainforest habitat of critically endangered orangutans in Sumatra.
Don: Efficient R&D crucial for palm oil to extend global presence
23/06/2009 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - An efficient research and development (R&D) operation is crucial for palm oil to maintain and extend its global presence as the industry moves into increasingly uncertain environment wth economic dislocation and climatic changes.
Green and confused: palm oil
22/06/2009 (The Times) - Q I recently bought a bottle of cooking oil sourced from palm oil. It tastes fine and the label says it’s healthy and comes from environmentally sustainable plantations. But there has been a lot of adverse publicity about such oils — what should I believe?
EU Environmental Concerns Fail to Stick To Palm Oil as Q1 Imports Move Higher
22/06/2009 (Jakatra Globe) - Despite the environmental issues surrounding crude palm oil production, CPO exports to the European Union over the first quarter of the year saw a 16 percent increase from the same period in 2008.
Why Palm Oil Should Feature In the Presidential Debates
22/06/2009 (Jakatra Globe) - The management of natural resources has always been a hot issue for debate and will feature prominently in the upcoming presidential election. The debate over a neo-liberal economy versus a people-oriented economy has successfully spiced up the politicking. Among the hot buttons of debate is the management of oil and gas, which have always been at the center of political attention, attracting state institutions and politicians to involve themselves in the process, the most important aspect of which is the renegotiation of oil and gas contracts.
Palm Oil decreases Cholesterol Levels
20/06/2009 (Deforestration Watch) - Palm oil is a vegetable oil, not an animal or dairy product, and therefore does not contain cholesterol. It is produced from the fruit of the Elaeis guineensis. Palm oil sometimes is confused with palm kernel oil, but is in fact different, being derived from the mesocarp of the palm fruit rather than the centre kernel.
US company to invest in palm oil plantations in Cameroon, Ghana
19/06/2009 (African Agriculture) - Herakles Farms, a New York-based agriculture company, is planning two commercial-scale sustainable palm oil plantations in Cameroon and Ghana, providing over 10,000 jobs to local people.
