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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
No Plan To Set Ceiling Price For Rubber And Oil Palm - Kohilan
26/02/2009 (Bernama) - The government does not intend to set a ceiling price for natural rubber and oil palm following the sharp fall of the two commodities\' prices in the world market, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities A. Kohilan Pillay told the Dewan Rakyat today.
Earnings from palm oil exports expected to drop
26/02/2009 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia’s earnings from palm oil exports, which stood at RM65 billion last year, is expected to drop this year due to a slowdown in demand.
EU’s biodiesel tax move raises concern
26/02/2009 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia and Indonesia expressed concern over a plan by the European Union (EU) to impose import taxes on US biodiesel, potentially damping the outlook for alternative fuels made from vegetable oils and grains.
Chin: Palm Oil Production To Be Unchanged
25/02/2009 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur Malaysia\'s palm oil production is expected to be unchanged or lower compared with last year\'s due to the implementation of the replanting scheme.
Govt plans to enhance palm oil production
24/02/2009 (The Nation), Islamabad - The government plans to enhance palm oil production in the country by bringing more area under canola and sunflower cultivation to save the foreign exchange currently being spent on the import of the commodity.
Edible oil prices being raised thru\' syndication
24/02/2009 (The New Nation) - Businessmen have again resorted to unethical practice of raising edible oil prices through the formation of syndicate.
China imports less edible vegetable oil last year
21/02/2009 (Xinhua), Beijing - China's edible vegetable oil imports fell in 2008 due partly to production driven down by a strike of farmers in Argentina, which had for years been the largest supplier for China.
Palm Oil production regain in December
21/02/2009 (Solomon Star News) - PALM oil production bounced back in December of last year after recording slow movements.
Oil-Palm Smallholders to Get Sustainable Farming Training
21/02/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - Small-scale oil-palm farmers are being encouraged to go green, and will be provided with training on how to run their plantations without harming the environment, Achmad Mangga Barani, the director general of plantations said at the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday.
