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Malaysia's palm oil stocks hit 8-month high in May as output jumps
FGV may see earnings fall over 50pct annually from expanded SST
CIMB: India's duty cut, low stocks seen boosting Malaysian palm oil exports
Palm Oil Market Set for Strong Growth to USD 106.5 Billion by 2032 Amid Rising Sustainability Focus
The untold story of revision in palm oil tariff by the Centre
6/1/06 Mumbai , (Business Line) - FORTNIGHTLY revision of tariff values on various imported vegetable oils has been going on for about six months now. A welcome and practical move, considering that the industry was continually howling against the protracted silence of the Union Government and claiming that tardy revision led to speculation in the market.
Abdullah To Visit Indonesia For Annual Consultation
11/1/06 KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will be in Indonesia on Thursday and Friday for the annual Malaysian-Indonesia consultation with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a Wisma Putra statement said Tuesday.
Energy expert says crops seen inefficient as biofuel
5/1/06 OXFORD (Reuters) - Waste products make a better biofuel than traditional British crops such as rapeseed and grain because of the energy it takes to grow them, a former chairman of Shell Trading and Transport said on Thursday.
Whose Forest?
Dec. 26, 2005 - Jan 2, 2006 issue - In Malaysia and Indonesia, palm oil is viewed as the "wonder oil." It's easy to see why: Malaysia's production of the oil has doubled over the last 20 years, while Indonesia's has tripled.
Brazil May Harvest 20% More Soybeans in 2006
4/1/06 (Financial Express) - Brazil, the world's second-biggest soybean producer and exporter, may harvest 20% more of the oilseed next year as more favourable weather promises to boost crop yields, a US agricultural attache said.
Palm Oil Industry Blamed for Abuse of Organ-Utans
2/1/06 (Rednova) - Endangered orang-utans in Indonesian Borneo are suffering routine physical abuse when they stray into palm oil plantations, say wildlife groups and campaigners in the region. Poor migrant workers, often encouraged by the offer of extra pay from rainforest loggers, trap the animals and beat them to death.
Tariff values on vegetable oils reduced
2/1/06 Chennai (Business Line) - THE Union Government on Monday cut the tariff values on vegetable oils by $3-24 but the industry termed it as a "small reduction".
Malaysia palm up
29/12/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil recovered early losses to settle firm by Thursday's midsession and dealers said they expected the market to end the year at above 1,400 ringgit in anticipation of a drawdown in stocks.
Exports up by 19 percent on higher global prices
4/1/06 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - Driven by high prices of global oil, metals and crude palm oil (CPO), Indonesia's exports in the period January-November 2005 rose by almost 19 percent, as compared to the same period a year earlier.
