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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
Palm oil imports begin to meet demand in Ramazan
07/07/2008 (Sindh Today.net), Karachi - Pakistani traders have started closing deals for importing 200,000 tonnes palm oil which will be used in meeting demand of ghee and oil in the holy month of Ramazan.
The destruction of the rainforest
07/07/2008 (Telegraph.co.uk) - Every year across the world a forest area the size of England, about 32m acres, is destroyed or degraded.
Edible oils soften on global cues
07/07/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Wholesale prices of select edible oils on Monday lost up to Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital on Monday on stockists selling, triggered by weak trend in Malaysian palm oil.
Study finds Indonesian orangutan populations declining sharply
07/07/2008 (International Herald Tribune), Bangkok, Thailand - A researcher says the number of orangutans in Indonesia and Malaysia has declined sharply mostly because of illegal logging and the rapid expansion of palm oil plantations.
Orangutans \'heading for extinction\'
06/07/2008 (Scotland On Sunday) - THE endangered orangutan could become the first great ape to become extinct if urgent action is not taken to protect the species from human encroachment in its native South-East Asia.
Malaysia Sows the Seed of a Better Life
07/07/2008 (Red Orbit) - Malaysia is blessed to have oil below the sea and onshore. Both crude and palm oil are trading at record-high prices, and contributing significantly to the economy. Business Times interviews Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive officer Tan Sri Yusof Basiron.
Special Reports: Ethical sourcing: Palm oil – A palm for the soul
07/07/2008 (Ethical Corporation) - Once an unglamorous cheap commodity, palm oil has suddenly become a test case for how far big food and cosmetic brands are committed to sustainability
New era of windfall profits tax
07/07/2008 (The Star Online) - THE announcement by the government of a tax on ‘windfall profits’ of oil palm plantation operators and independent power producers (IPPs) represents a trend among economies where there are specific sectors benefiting from the bonanza in terms of high prices of certain commodities.
Govt urged to enforce Bali plan to protect orangutan
07/07/2008 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - Orangutan activists have urged the government to implement the Bali action on wild orangutans amid the species' rapid decline due to massive forest conversion across the country.
