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MPOB Monthly Report Imminent: Malaysia's Palm Oil Stockpiles May Surge Past 2.6 Million Tonnes as Strong El Niño Fuels Distant-Month Supply Cut Expectations
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
CPO futures end mostly higher on soybean oil gains
Dairy farmers urged to stop using palm oil by-product
23/08/2009 (3news.co.nz) - Dairy farmers are being blamed for the destruction of tropical rain forests. New Zealand cows ate more than 1 million tonnes of palm kernels last year - a quarter of the world's total consumption of the palm oil by-product.
IJM sees higher palm oil output in 2010
21/08/2009 (The Star Online), Subang - IJM Plantations Bhd’s palm oil production next year will be much higher than this year though it will not be a double-digit growth, says chief executive officer and managing director Velayuthan Tan.
\'Green palm oil\' claims land Cadbury\'s in sticky chocolate mess
20/08/2009 (Guardian.co.uk) - They are breaking open the chocolate bars at Auckland zoo in New Zealand this week. The keepers have been running a campaign to get Cadbury to remove palm oil from its chocolate. It's been headline news down there, since Cadbury's recently added the palm oil to make local Dairy Milk "softer".
ASEAN, India sign long-awaited free-trade agreement
13/08/2009 (MCOT.Net), Bangkok - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India have signed a long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) which would take effect next year and increase trade between ASEAN and India to US$60 billion within seven years, according to Thai Commerce Minister Pornthiva Nakasai.
COFCO to build soybean processing plant in Guangxi
19/08/2009 (China Knowledge) - China National Cereals, Oils&Foodstuffs Corp, the country's largest edible oil and food producer, is planning to set up a soybean-processing plant with an annual capacity of 1.2 million tons in Beibu Gulf Economic Zone in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
COFCO setting up soybean processing plant in Guangxi
19/08/2009 (CCTV.com) - China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO), the country's largest oil and food producer, is planning to build a soybean-processing plant in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region with a capacity of 1.2 million tons a year.
Protests Push Cadbury to Drop Palm Oil from Milk Chocolate
18/08/2009 (Environmental Leader) - Due to widespread consumer protests, Cadbury New Zealand will eliminate palm oil from its dairy milk chocolate products, reports the New Zealand Herald.
PALM OIL A CROP WITH A HEAVY COST
18/08/2009 (Commercial Pressure on Land) - CADBURY'S use of palm oil is only the tip of the iceberg in the product's use in New Zealand - it is reported to be used in as many as one in 10 products on our supermarket shelves.
Agriterra Ltd Seeks to Acquire West African Palm Oil Company
18/08/2009 (Agriterra Ltd) - Agriterra Ltd, the AIM listed company focussed on the agricultural sector in central and southern Africa, announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire, in principle, Equatorial Biofuels (Guernsey) Limited ('EBF'), the palm oil developer, from Equatorial Palm Oil Plc ('EPO').
