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Palm oil stocks expected to climb 15pct in May on increased output
April Palm Oil Exports Up 9.62 pct, CPO Production 21.52 Pct Higher – MPOB
Malaysia deserves to get low-risk status in new EU regulation
Malaysia’s palm oil production up 3.51%
CBIP makes strategic moves to boost growth
27/3/06 KLANG (The Star) - Palm oil mill expert, CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd (CBIP) will implement strategic moves this year to boost earnings and position the group in domestic and international markets.
India-ASEAN FTA runs into roadblock
24/3/06 (rediff.com) - The India-Asean Free Trade Agreement has hit a roadblock with the agriculture ministry objecting to the inclusion of farm products like pepper, rubber, palm oil, coffee and tea in the tariff liberalisation programme.
Plan for merged GLC plantations
27/3/06 KUALA LUMPUR (The Star) - Plans to create a mega plantation group with strong global presence through the merger of top government-linked (GLC) plantation companies will not take place at least for the next two to three years.
BIOX in talks with plantation companies for JV
23/2/06 (The Edge Daily) - BIOX Group BV, a European-based supplier of biofuel blends for the energy sector, is in talks with several public-listed oil palm plantation companies to secure biomass for its biofuel power plants in Europe.
US regrets lack of action at WTO farm trade talks
25/3/06 GENEVA (Gulf Times) - WTO farm talks, a central part of global free trade negotiations, have made some progress ahead of an April deadline but a breakthrough will come only when key political issues are resolved, officials said yesterday.
EU BIODIESEL GROWRH SEEN SPARKING FOOD PRICE RISE
LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - Rapid expansion of European Union biofuels production will lead to higher and more volatile food prices, imposing a financial burden on poor countries, an economist with a leading grain trading company said on Friday.
Avoid palm oil to protect your heart and orangutans, says pressure group
3/22/2006 (USA Nutraingredients.com) - A full-page ad in the New York Times encourages consumers to steer clear of palm oil, claiming increased demand for the ingredient is driving the orangutan towards extinction.
roup Calls on Food Industry, Consumers to Avoid Palm Oil
21/3/06 WASHINGTON, (U.S. Newswire) - Increased demand for palm oil is fueling destruction of the rainforest habitats of Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, pushing those and other already endangered species even closer to extinction, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). In a full-page ad in The New York Times, CSPI says orangutans are literally dying for cookies, as food manufacturers are replacing partially hydrogenated oils with palm oil in cookies, crackers, cereals, and microwave popcorn.
Envoy to Encourage Malaysian Investment in Philippine Palm Oil
20/3/06 COTABATO CITY (Asia Pulse) - Visiting Malaysian High Minister YB Tan Sri Bernard G. Dompok has pledged to convince Malaysian investors to infuse capital to North Cotabato's growing palm oil industry in a bid to boost peace and development effort in the area and the rest of the region.
