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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
Palm oil ends lower after MPOB’s data release
Palm oil prices gained 14% this year
23/04/2008 (Daily Times, Pakistan), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian crude palm oil futures rose on Tuesday, pulling back from near two-week lows hit earlier in the session as soyoil prices gained momentum in Asian trade.
Brown sounds retreat on biofuels
23/04/2008 (The Scotsman) - IT WAS seen as a radical solution to tackle climate change by reducing harmful gases from car exhausts, while sheltering motorists from soaring petrol prices.
Moeen asks edible oil importers to maintain smooth supply
23/04/2008 (The Daily Star, Bangladesh) - Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday asked leading importers of edible oil to maintain smooth supply of the essential commodity in the country.
Stubborn Palm Oil Millers Will Be Dragged To Court - Masidi
22/04/2008 (Bernama), Kota KInabalu - Palm oil millers in Sabah who have yet to comply with the Department of Environment (DOE) directive on effluent management will be dragged to court.
Tesco attacked over biofuel
22/04/2008 (IcWales, UK) - TESCO service station green fuel could make climate change worse rather than better, according to an investigation by Greenpeace.
Biofuel scores plus points with DBKL
22/04/2008 (The Star Online) - WHAT became of EnvoDiesel, the made-in-Malaysia biofuel launched on a high note by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi two years ago?
State raids 3,628 shops to check hoarding
22/04/2008 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - The state government’s raid spree on shopkeepers to arrest soaring prices of essential commodities will not yield desired results, say traders. According to official data, so far 3,628 shopkeepers all over Maharashtra have been raided and over-stocked goods worth Rs 53.83 crore have been seized in the last ten days.
Kenya: Balance Bio-Fuel Sourcing And Meeting Food Demand
21/04/2008 (AllAfrican.com) - World prices for grain are threatening to go out of control. There is an outcry that diversion of resources from food crops to bio-fuel is partly to blame for the high grain commodity prices, especially in the US where government subsidies are provided for bio-fuel.
Hardy Plant May Ease Biofuels\' Burden on Food Costs
21/04/2008 (National Geographic) - The biofuels boom is causing a spike in food prices worldwide, hitting developing countries particularly hard, experts say.
