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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO FUTURES CLOSE LOWER ONSTRONGER RINGGIT, CONCERNS OVERWEAK DEMAND
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
Malaysia To Ride \"Bumpy\" Economic Journey Next Year
23/12/2008 (Bernama), KUala Lumpur - Malaysia has strong fundamentals which makes the economy resilient enough to ride through next year when the fallout of the global economic slowdown begins to take effect.
Haldia plant starts bio-fuel production
23/12/2008 (Times Of India), Kolkata - The city is on the threshold of a bio-fuel revolution. Very soon, buses and diesel taxis may stop belching toxic smoke, and Kolkatans may again breathe fresh air. That is, if the government changes its policies to put this green fuel in top gear, as several countries have done.
Govt may impose import duty on palm oil
22/12/2008 (My Iris) - The government will consider imposing import duty on crude palm oil in order to protect Indian oilseed industry amid a steep fall in international prices, commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath revealed after the meeting representatives of the edible oil industry.
Palm Oil Seedlings Sought in Three Countries
22/12/2008 (TEMPO Interactive), Jakarta - The Forum for Seeds Producers Cooperation is preparing a plasma program to seek superior palm oil seeds in Angola, Nigeria and Brazil. "The previous program in Cameroon was successful. The program is scheduled to be continued in the three countries," said Forum chairman Dwi Asmono following a meeting at the Agriculture Department last Friday.
Incentives needed to encourage listing on palm oil indices
22/12/2008 (The Edge Daily), Kuala Lumpur - Palm oil indices will add little value to plantation companies if they offer no incentives for palm oil players to list on the index, fund managers and analysts said.
Govt. to consider import duty levy on crude palm oil
21/12/2008 (The Hindu), New Delhi - The government will consider imposing duty on crude palm oil imports as suggested by the industry, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath has said.
Ceiling price on fertiliser?
19/12/2008 (Business Times) - The government may make imported chemical fertiliser a controlled item, placing a ceiling on its price so as to ease oil palm planters' burden.
Sarawak oil palm planters seek respite from Government
19/12/2008 (The Star Online), Putrajaya - Sarawak oil palm planters, badly hit by the sharp fall in crude palm oil (CPO) prices, want the Government to give them some breathing space by waiving the windfall profit tax, lowering the cess and sales taxes, and regulating high fertiliser prices.
Production Of Crude Palm Oil Exceed 17 Million Tonnes This Year, Says Chin
17/12/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The country's production of crude palm oil for the year is expected to exceed 17 million tonnes, said the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.
