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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
New agriculture scheme for players
3/4/06 (The Star) - IT was a clear-cut message from the Government to position the agriculture sector as the country's third economic growth engine in the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).
Indonesia, Malaysia to team up in crude palm oil venture
31/3/04 (The Jakarta Post) Kuala Lumpur - Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to form a strategic alliance to produce, market and export crude palm oil (CPO), with business players assuming the collaborative effort as an attempt to form a cartel and thereby control the price of the commodity on the international market.
Biodiesel production to top 6m tonnes by 2006
29/3/2006(Reuters) - The European vegetable oil producers and processors federation (Fediol) has predicted that biodiesel production within the EU could grow to more than six million tonnes by the end of next year, Reuters reports.
Agriculture to be major focus of 9MP
30/3/06 PETALING JAYA (The Star) - The agriculture sector is widely expected to be the main focus of the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) to be announced tomorrow.
Felcra hopes for RM1b under Ninth Malaysia Plan
29/3/06 KUALA LUMPUR(The Star) - Felcra Bhd hopes to secure RM1bil under the Ninth Malaysia Plan to fund its capital expenditure for special projects, said chairman Datuk Hamzah Zainudin.
GHope CEO: Give biodiesel incentives
28/3/06 KUALA LUMPUR ( The Star) - Golden Hope Plantations Bhd (GHope) suggests more incentives be introduced to develop the biodiesel industry under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).
Biotech industry calls for more R&D funds
28/3/06 KUALA LUMPUR (The Star) -The Malaysian BioIndustry Organisation hopes the Government will allocate more funds for research in biotechnology and devote some attention to environmental protection under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).
Malaysian execs to help promote oil palm industry
29/3/06 (The SunStar) - A RANKING Malaysian foreign ministry official vowed to convince big businessmen and even government corporations in his country to invest in oil palm industry in Mindanao after a trade visit in the area
End to oil palm plan along K'mantan border
29/3/06 (The Edge Daily) - According to WWF, Wednesday's announcement also spells the end of plans to create the world's largest palm oil plantation in Kalimantan along Indonesia's mountainous border with Malaysia.
