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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
Centre bans palm oil import through Kerala
29/12/2007 (Newindpress.com), New Delhi - Centre has banned the import of palm group of oils through all the ports located in Kerala. R S Gujral, Director General of Foreign Trade, Union Commerce Ministry in a notification on Wednesday banned the imports of palm oil and its fraction, whether or not chemically modified, crude palm oil, other palm oil, RBD palm oil, RBD palmolein, other such oil, palm kernel oil through the ports of Kerala.
Scientists To Study Island That\'s Site Of Proposed Palm Estate
30/12/2007(Pacific Magazine) - Woodlark Island in Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay province will become the subject of a study by U.S. scientists early next year.
Centre bans palm oil import via Kerala ports
28/12/2007 (The Economic Times), Kalkata - To protect the interest of coconut growers in Kerala, the Centre has banned palm oil product imports through any ports of the state. The government ban came through a notification dated December 24, 2007, issued by the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT), under the Union commerce ministry.
Govt. bans palm oil imports through Kerala ports
27/12/2007 (The Hindu), New Delhi - In a move aimed at protecting the coconut farmers in Kerala, the Centre has banned import of palm group of oils through the ports of the state.
India bans palm oil imports at all Kerala ports
27/12/2007 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - India has extended a ban on the import of palm oils to all ports in southern Kerala state after lobbying from producers of rival coconut oil, drawing criticism from a leading trade body.
Edible oil prices track global trend, rise despite good supplies
28/12/2007 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - Edible oil prices have gone up in the domestic market following a firm international soya complex and palm oil prices. Prices have gone up by Rs 1-Rs 1.5 per kg for all edible oils since the past 15 days despite good supplies.
Cattle Rearing In Oil Palm Lands To Provide Dual Income For Farmers
27/12/2007 (Bernama) - The East Coast Economic Region (ECER) plans to integrate cattle rearing in oil palm lands will provide dual income to oil palm farmers and create 6,000 new job opportunities in the region, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)'s director-general Datuk Dr Mohd Basri Wahid said Thursday.
Kerala move unlikely to improve coconut oil sales
27/12/2007 (live.mint.com) - Aban imposed on the import of palm oil through the ports in Kerala two days ago may not have much effect and is also unlikely to help raise consumption of coconut oil in the state, industry sources said.
Europe\'s Biodiesel Drive Sputters
27/12/2007 (The Wall Street Journal), Borken, Germany - The European Union's dream of using vegetable-based diesel fuel in cars to cut oil imports and the pollution that causes global warming is turning sour.
