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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
India to decide on veg oil import tax on Tuesday
03/11/2008 (Reuters), New Delhi - Indian ministers will consider on Tuesday whether to raise import taxes on edible oils and allow exports as a slide in global prices threatens local producers, a leading trade official said.
Slash in palm oil prices hurts PDS dealers
03/11/2008 (Express Buzz) - The price of cooking oil, which was beyond the reach of common man till yesterday, has crashed suddenly much to the relief of house-makers and hotel industry.
Dutch Firms In M\'sia Doing Well, Says Envoy
03/11/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Dutch companies operating in Malaysia are doing well amid the global economic slowdown following the U.S. credit market crunch, said the Netherlands Ambassador to Malaysia Lody Embrechts.
Farm sector urges govt to draw up
03/11/2008 (The Nation, Business) - Concerned agricultural assoฌciations have called on the government to draw up a "national agenda" for the farm sector to shield onethird of the country's population from fluctuating prices and unpredictable factors to achieve sustainable development.
Ghee prices still high despite palm oil dip
03/11/2008 (The News, International), Lahore - It seems the federal government’s decision to fix ghee price at Rs 98 per kilogram is not being observed as low quality ghee brands are still being sold for Rs 100 and famous brands for over Rs 110 per kilogram, The News has learnt.
Oil palm expansion in Indonesian Borneo increased 400-fold from 1991-2007
30/10/2008 (Mongabay.com) - Annual forest conversion to palm oil plantations increased 400-fold from 1,163 hectares in 1991 to 461,992 hectares in 2007 in Central Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo, reports a new report published by Forest Watch Indonesia, a local NGO.
Jakarta: Indonesia Moves To Help Weakening Rupiah
29/10/2008 (Sin Chew Jit Poh), Jakarta - The Indonesian government and central bank on Tuesday (28 Oct) unveiled a series of measures to bolster foreign exchange reserves and market confidence, just as the rupiah hit a seven-year low of 11,900 against the US dollar.
Malaysia\'s measures to restore confidence
03/11/2008 (The Star Online) - Govt to focus on projects with high multiplier effects.
Biotec aims to decipher palm oil\'s genetic code
03/11/2008 (Bangkok Post) - Biotec, the national biotechnology agency, aims to unlock palm oil's genetic code within five years after making progress with blue-green algae, says researcher Somvong Tragoonrung.
