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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
Sri Lanka should liberalize edible oil imports: coconut exporters
23/03/2008 (Lanka Business Online (LBO)) – Sri Lanka's exporters of value added coconut products are asking to authorities to free edible oil imports, so that profits from oil milling would fall, freeing more nuts for other industries.
Withdraw cut in import duty, says VS
23/03/2008 (The Hindu) Thiruvananthapuram - Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Friday called upon the Central government to withdraw the cut in import duty of palm oil.
\'Import duty cut on edible oil to hit Kerala\'
21/03/2008 (The Hindu Business Line), Thiruvananthapuram - The Centre's decision to slash the import duty on edible oils including palm oil is likely to hit thousands of coconut farmers in Kerala, already reeling under the impact of steady price fall over the years.
Bangladesh waives customs duty on soybean, palm oil
20/03/2008 (Reuters, India), Dhaka - Bangladesh has waived a 10 percent customs duty on refined soybean and palm oil to halt soaring prices in the country's retail market, customs officials said on Thursday.
India Lowers Import Duties on Edible Oil to Check Inflation
20/03/2008 (Bloomberg) - India, the world's biggest buyer of vegetable oil after China, cut import duties on edible oil to ensure adequate domestic supplies and curb inflation.
Govt cuts edible oil import duties to lower prices
20/03/2008 (Reuters, India) New Delhi - India, the world's biggest vegetable oil buyer after China, on Thursday cut import duties on some edible oils, including crude palm, to improve supplies and ease prices as inflation hit a 10-month high.
Nigeria: South Africa Wants Country\'s Palm Oil
20/0./2008 (AllAfrican.com) - South Africa has indicated interest in Nigeria's palm oil. Director, West Africa International Trade and Economic Development Division in the South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Mrs. Hester Obisi said during a meeting with officials of Nigerian Export Promotion Council in Abuja that South Africa would procure palm oil from Nigeria to be used as fuel in the generation of power.
Rice, edible oil duties cut to tame inflation
21/03/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Call it operation attack inflation. With the inflation inching towards 6% mark, the government on Thursday slashed Customs duty on edible oils and rice to contain their prices in the domestic market. While the Customs duty on rice has been slashed to nil from 70%, duty on all crude and refined edible oil imports has been substantially reduced from the current level of 52-75% to 20% and 27.5% respectively.
Customs duty on cooking oils slashed
20/03/2008 (The Hindu Business Line), New Delhi - The Centre on Thursday slashed import duties on all crude and refined edible oils as part of its attempt to cushion the impact of increase in the global vegetable oil prices. It also decided to exempt semi-milled and wholly milled rice from import duty and specified that this exemption would be available up to March 31 next year.
