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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
Investment Potential In Liberia’s Palm Oil Sector
08/08/2008 (The Nation News) - The International Financial Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has presented to the Liberian Government the findings of a study that reviewed the country’s oil palm sector.
Govt may impose import duty on palm oil
07/08/2008 (Commodity Online), New Delhi - News of an increased domestic oilseed output and crashing global prices may force the centre to impose import tax on crude vegetable oils, which was lifted following a huge rise in prices in the domestic market.
INTERVIEW - Firms renege on veg oil import deals
07/08/2008 (Reuters, India), New Delhi - Vegetable oil traders are reneging on contracts to import palm oil as global prices slump and the domestic oilseed crop recovers, a senior trade official said on Thursday
India-Asean free trade pact set to be sealed at Brunei meeting
07/08/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - The India-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) — which would result in duty-free trade with Asean countries such as Malaysia and Singapore in most agriculture and industrial products over the next 10 years — is finally ready for take-off. The trade negotiations committee (TNC) comprising top officials from India and the ten-member bloc is meeting, probably for the last time, on Thursday in Brunei to give a final push to the FTA and seal the deal.
Malaysia, Indonesia to cooperate on biofuels
05/08/2008 (Reuters, UK), Jakarta - Malaysia and Indonesia will cooperate in a biofuel development program, and may use the same biofuel specifications and amount of blending, Malaysia's commodities minister said on Tuesday.
Malaysia to use 500,000 t of palm oil for biofuel
05/08/2008 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia plans to use 500,000 tonnes of crude palm oil from its swelling inventories in the next two to three months to produce biodiesel to boost faltering prices of the vegetable oil, Commodities Minister Peter Chin said on Tuesday.
Malaysia, Indonesia To Use Palm Oil Surplus To Produce Biodiesel
04/08/2008 (Bernama), SUKABUMI (West Java) - Malaysia and Indonesia Monday agreed to use the surplus from their palm oil stockpiles to produce biodiesel as part of the mechanism to boost the palm oil price.
New Britain Palm Oil to open UK refinery
04/08/2008 (Guardian.co.uk) - New Britain Palm Oil is opening a refinery in the UK which it claims will allow shoppers to know exactly where the palm oil in their shopping basket comes from.
Food and trade
04/08/2007 (The Statesman) - The WTO meeting has failed after the USA reportedly got into a deadlock with India and China over import rules for farm products. Nevertheless, there seems to be a consensus among the participants that increased trade can help ensure the world’s food security.
