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Budget 2025 adjustments in export tax seen helping palm oil refining industry be more competitive
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
IOI investing RM455m in palm oil JVs
16/8/07 (APX) KUALA LUMPUR - IOI Corp Bhd said has agreed to set up two joint ventures for oil palm cultivation in Kalimantan, Indonesia with the Harita Group and its affiliates.
Govt to offer aid to Malaysia for biofuel plan
17/8/07 (Daily Yomiuri Online) - The government has formulated a policy to provide Malaysia with technological assistance to produce biofuel, which can help curtail greenhouse gas emissions, government sources said Thursday.
Indonesian govt may force palm oil producers to sell at home
13/8/07 (AFP) JAKARTA - Indonesia may force palm oil producers to set aside a portion of their output to sell here amid rising prices in a bid to dampen inflation in Southeast Asia's largest economy, a report said Monday.
World Edible Oil Prices May Fall Oct 07-Nov 08-Mistry
14/8/07 9Dow Jones) -- Global edible oil prices look set to fall in the October 2007 to November 2008 marketing year, as a supply tightness that sent the market surging to multiyear highs is easing, an influential analyst said Wednesday.
CPO local market obligation unlikely
15/8/07 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - Despite the high price of cooking oil, the government has no plans to apply a domestic market obligation (DMO) to crude palm oil producers -- which would force them to set aside part of their output for the domestic market -- to help stabilize the price, a minister said Tuesday.
Lahad Datu can be Sabah\'s largest city
16/8/07 (Daily Express Sabah) - Lahad Datu: Moves are underway to elevate Lahad Datu, which has the potential of becoming the biggest city in Sabah within 20 to 25 years, to municipality.
Palm oil - Fruits of labour
13/8/07 (The Edge News) - Kuwait Finance House Research said agriculture has been an important sector of the Malaysian economy, providing the impetus for economic growth in the past few decades and contributing to higher rural incomes.
China says collusion by noodle makers partly to blame for inflation surge
17/8/07 (AP) BEIJING - The government slammed Chinese instant noodle makers Friday as being partly to blame for a surge in inflation, saying they illegally colluded to boost prices by up to 40 percent in a scheme that prompted a public outcry.
Indonesia sees slower palm oil expansion from 2010
5/8/07 (Reuters) - MEDAN, Indonesia: Indonesia expects palm oil output to grow sharply in the next two years but stricter forest protection may then slow expansion, a senior industry official said.
