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Malaysia's total palm oil stocks surge 24.54% to 3.51mil tonnes in Sept
CPO Futures Close Lower On Weaker Soybean Oil Prices
Palm oil falls to 11-week low on weak exports, rising output
CPO Futures End Lower In Line With Weak Regional Vegetable Oil Markets
Indonesia\'s consumer confidence down in Dec
14/01/2009 (Xinhua), Jakarta - Indonesia's consumer confidence index fell by 5.7 points to 90.06 in December, a survey of the central bank said at its website Wednesday.
Edible oil import surges on fears of duty on crude palm oil
14/01/2009 (Indopia.in), New Delhi - India&aposs edible oil import more than doubled in December 2008 over the year-ago period, as traders are buying on a large scale on apprehension that the government may impose import duty on crude palm oil.
SPECIES: Palm oil frenzy threatens to wipe out orangutans
13/01/2009 (North Country Times), Tanjung Puting National Park - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives: It was chimpanzees for Jane Goodall, mountain gorillas for Dian Fossey and the elusive, solitary orangutans for Birute Mary Galdikas.
Improper Practices Cost Country RM325 Mln Loss
13/01/2009 (Bernama), Bangi - Malaysia suffered a loss of RM325 million last year due to improper practices during the transportation of palm oil, said Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.
Indonesia Plans 60 pct Cut for Aid on Cooking Oil
13/01/2009 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia will cut by a huge 60 percent the cash it gives poor families this year as aid to buy cooking oil, because of a fall in palm oil prices, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said on Tuesday.
Record exports, low production ease oil palm inventories
13/01/2008 (The Malaysian Insider), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's oil palm inventory eased to 1.995 million tonnes in December last year due to a combination of record exports and the low production season.
Palm oil declines most in 2 months
13/01/2009 (Business Times) - PALM oil futures in Kuala Lumpur, the global benchmark, dropped the most in more than two months amid concern sales from Malaysia may slow after reaching a record in December.
The Good and the Bad News of Palm Oil
06/01/2009 (Examiner.com) - Palm oil is used as a common ingredient in many foods such as cookies and microwave popcorns. It is also used for the making of cosmetics such as lipsticks as well. It is placed in some forms of soaps and one big positive of this oil is that it can be used as a Biofuel and is a great alternative to fossil fuels that we depend on so much.
November exports may decline by 7.3%
06/01/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Malaysia’s exports in November are expected to show a decline of 7.3% year-on-year to about RM50.5bil due to the sharp economic slowdown in the developed countries and weak demand for electrical and electronic (E&E) products.
