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CPO price forecast to climb for rest of the year
CPO FUTURES HIT TWO-YEAR HIGH ON BULLISH SENTIMENT, STRONG EXPORTS
Positive growth for plantation sector, amid rising CPO prices
Global Stearic Acid Prices Climb Amid Palm Oil Shortages and Rising Production Costs
CPO seen to reach 13.6 million tonnes
MALAYSIA'S crude palm oil (CPO) production this year is forecast to rangebetween 13.5 million and 13.6 million tonnes, almost similar or slightlyabove last year's output of 13.4 million tonnes, said PlantationIndustries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin.
Experts Predict China's Edible Oil Market May Drop
ZHENGZHOU, July 13 Asia Pulse - Experts predict that with imports andstocks of soybean oil hitting record highs, the edible oil market in Chinamay remain stable and drop slightly in the near future.
Indonesia To Build Palm Oil Storage Tanks In China
JAKARTA, July 13 Asia Pulse - The government said it will support a planby crude palm oil producers to build crude palm oil storage tanks inChinese ports to facilitate sales of that commodity in that country.
June Palm Oil Stocks And Output Up, Exports Lower
KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysian palm oil stocks rose 15.85percent to 1.210 million tonnes in June as against 1.045 million tonnes inthe preceding month, says the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
M'sia Hopes India's Tariff Move On Palm Oil Is Tem
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia hopes that India's move toraise import tariff by five percent on refined palm oil will be atemporary measure, says Minister of Plantation Enterprises and CommoditiesDatuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.
Cargill helping McDonald's make rapid progress in
Chicago Tribune - Jul. 10--A little more than a year after McDonald'sCorp. extended its timetable to develop a healthier cooking oil, the fastfood giant is tinkering with a new formula in a handful of restaurantsacross the country.
China imports 9.1m tons of soybeans in first half
7/8/2004 BUSINESS DAILY UPDATE - China imported about 2 million tons ofsoybeans in June and 9.1 million tons in the first half. First-halfsoybean imports were 1.15 million tons less than the figure from a yearearlier. Statistics from the country's General Administration of Customsshowed last month that China's soybean imports fell 2.4 percentyear-on-year to 7.48 million tons in the first five months. Brazil is oneof China's major import destinations of soybeans, and the Chinesegovernment has lifted the suspension it had imposed on soybean importsfrom the South American country. China had rejected eight shiploadstotaling 359,000 tons of soybean and suspended imports from 23 Braziliancompanies in May and June, alleging the presence of fungicides in theshipments.
Loders Croklaan to expand US palm oil supply
7/12/2004 Food Ingredient News - Loders Croklaan (24708 W. Durkee Rd.,Channahon, IL 60410-5249; Tel: 800/621-4710 or 815/730-5200, Fax:815/730-5202) will expand its U.S. palm oil supply, by increasing thecapacity of its palm oil processing plant in Illinois to 250,000 tonsannually, along with its major storage capability in New Orleans.
