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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
Edible oils remain down at wholesale market
24/06/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Wholesale prices of select edible oils fell for the second straight day today in the national capital due to slow down in demand from vanaspati and retail units, even as palm oil prices rose in the global market.
Oxfam: Poor nations should think twice about biofuel boom
24/06/2008 (International Herald Tribune), Brussels - Anti-poverty group Oxfam International on Tuesday urged the world's poorest nations to think twice before jumping on a biofuel boom that could drive farmers off their land and hit food supplies.
PM: No clearing of forests for oil palm plantations
25/06/2008 (NST Online), Kuala Lumpur - The government will not allow the clearing of forest areas for any new oil palm plantations, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday.
PM for early signing of Pak-Indonesia PTA
24/06/2008 (Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)), Islamabad - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday called for early signing of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Indonesia as it would encourage and enhance the volume of trade between the two countries. He was talking to a delegation of Indonesian investors headed by Derom Bangun who alongwith a delegation of Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association led by Sh. Amjad Rashid, called on him here at the Prime Minister House this afternoon.
S&P: Kulim oil palm plantation ops set to prosper
23/06/2008 (The Star Online) - Despite a disappointing 2007, Standard & Poor's (S&P) is optimistic that Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd's oil palm plantation divisions will prosper this year.
Edible oil prices spurt on strong global cues
21/06/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Edible oil prices led by sesame and soyabean oils maintained an upward march for the third consecutive week, in the national capital on heavy buying by stockists sparked by firming global trend.
Subsidised edible oil to be available via PDS from July
21/06/2008 (The Financial Express) - New Delhi, Jun 20 The government on Friday announced that edible oils would be sold at subsidised rates through ration shops across 15 states from the next month.
Edible oil prices to remain under pressure: US report
20/06/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Edible oils, which have been a major contributor to 13-year high inflation in India, will remain under pressure for next one year in the global market, a US report has said.
Unilever to put palm oil plantations business for sale
20/06/2008 (Business Sale.com) - Unilever, the consumer goods group, is to sell its palm oil plantations based on the Ivory Coast. The group's edible oil business has a yearly turnover of £67 million.
