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Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
CPO FUTURES CLOSE LOWER ONSTRONGER RINGGIT, CONCERNS OVERWEAK DEMAND
Palm oil ends lower after MPOB’s data release
Malaysia to allay fears in EU over oil palm cultivation
4/6/07 (Business Times) - MALAYSIA's palm oil, which has gained acceptance in the food processing industry in the US after a long-drawn battle with soyabean oil, is now up against environmentalists in the European Union (EU).
Tax cuts on cooking oil, Ghee likely
2/6/07 (The News, Pakistan) - ISLAMABAD: The government is considering proposals to reduce the taxes on cooking oil and Vanaspati Ghee in the country. The decision in this regard is likely to be announced in the budget 2007-08.
Malaysia Plans New Law to Regulate GM Foods
21/5/07 (AP)- KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia will introduce a new law to regulate genetically modified foods but the move is not aimed at stopping imports of biotech products, officials said Monday.
Move to Improve Palm Oil Yield in Malaysia
31/5/2007 Business Times (Malaysia) -- SmallHolders are encouraged to improve their oil palm yield by adopting better agricultural practices so as to raise the industry average of 4 tonnes per ha per year.
Palm oil puts squeeze on endangered orangutans
29/507 (REUTERS) - Bound hand and foot, dishevelled orangutans caught raiding Borneo's oil palm crops silently await their fate as a small crowd of plantation workers gather to watch.
Indonesia, Malaysia to join hands against anti-palm oil campaign
28/5/07 (Xinhua) - Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to coordinate in efforts against an anti-palm oil campaign in the United States and Europe, Indonesian Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said in Jakarta Monday.
Labor Problems Haunt Palm Oil Agreement 28/5/07 (homynews
28/5/07 (ohmynews) - Indonesia and Malaysia, two of the world's largest palm oil producers, reaffirmed plans to set aside a combined 12 million metric tons of palm oil a year for biodiesel production on Friday despite criticism of the industry from the West and a recent surge in palm oil prices that could threaten biodiesel projects.
Cheaper cooking oil sought
29/5/07 (The Jakarta Post) - JAKARTA: The government, in cooperation with cooking oil producers, has stepped up market operations to press down cooking oil prices to a range of 6,500-Rp 6,800 per kilogram in Jakarta and its surrounding towns amid the steady hike in the prices of crude palm oil.
NAFED lines up big plans to import edible oil
29/5/07 (PTI) New Delhi, : The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) has decided to actively trade in imported edible oils after failing to procure sufficient quantity of mustard seeds from domestic market due to high price.
