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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Liberia: U.S.$800 Million Dollar Concession Agreement Signed for the Rehabilitation And Expansion of the Guthrie Rubber Plantations
30/04/2009 (All Africa), Monrovia — President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed a US$8-hundred million dollar Agriculture Concession Agreement for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Guthrie Rubber Plantations. The project is to be undertaken by the Sime Darby Company of Malaysia.
Environmental campaign blocks palm oil project in Cote d\' Ivoire wetland
25/04/2009 (Mongabay.com) - Environmentalists have thwarted plans to establish an oil palm plantation in the Tanoe forest wetlands of southern Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast), reports AFP.
Senegal keen to import palm oil from Malaysia
25/04/2009 (Business Times Malaysia) - MALAYSIAN palm oil producers can grow their exports to Senegal when duties are lowered later this year, said Malaysian ambassador to Senegal Datuk Jamiyah Mohamed Yusof.
Can “Sustainable†Palm Oil Slow Deforestation?
24/04/2009 (World Watch Institute) - Malaysia-based United Plantations marked the beginning of a new era for the controversial palm oil market last November with its first certified \"sustainable\" shipment.
Ivory Coast activists scupper palm oil project
25/04/2009 (AFP), Abidjan — Ivory Coast's main palm oil company, Palmci, on Friday announced it was abandoning a major plantation scheme in the south of the country after opposition by environmentalists to destruction of a forest.
Palm Oil Board Exposes Sale Of Illegal Oil Palm Seeds
24/04/2009 (Bernama), Bangi - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) Friday exposed unlawful sale of illegal oil palm seeds and forging transaction documents bearing logos of Sime Darby Plantation Bhd and Felda Agriculture Services Sdn Bhd.
Indonesia to Use Standard Palm Oil Price
24/04/2009 (TEMPO Interactive), Jakarta - The government has set the standard price for local palm oil exports. The price is expected to become the standard for international palm oil trade. Deputy coordinating minister for the economy, Bayu Krisnamurthi said international palm oil trade had until now been using the commodity market price in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as its standard.
Edible oil, ghee manufacturers increase prices
24/04/2009 (Daily Times, Pakistan), Karachi - The local edible oil and ghee manufacturers have increased prices of their products following the price increase of palm oil products in the international market.
Indian Firm Seeks to Buy More Indonesian Oil Palm Plantations
22/04/2009 (The Jakarta Globe) - Singapore. KS Oils, one of India’s major edible oil companies, is considering the purchase of more oil palm plantations in Indonesia as part of its strategy to secure crude palm oil supplies for its fast-growing market, a company official said on Tuesday.
