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CPO Futures Snap Two-Day Gains To Close Lower
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Palm Oil Output Surge In Oct, CPO Price Could Hit RM4500 In Dec: MPOC
Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
Failure to increase oilseed output
30/1/05 Pakistan - Although, Pakistan 80 per cent cultivatable area isirrigated but the edible oil needs are met through imports. The importbill rising from Rs77 million in 1969-70 to Rs39 billion in 2002-03 hasoverburdened the exchequer.
Oilworld Sees Medium-Term Palm Oil Mkt Rise
31/1/05(Dow Jones)--Oilworld expects soyoil, palm oil prices to findsupport at current low prices, say traders familiar with its latestreport. In medium term, some price advance possible due to seasonallylower stocks, slowdown of production growth. Demand for eight majorvegetable oils forecast to rise by a record 5.3 million tons in 2004-05year (October-September) compared with 3.6 million tons previous season,partly due to growth of biodiesel industry.
Pakistan's palm oil import seen rising
KARACHI (January 27 2005): Pakistan's palm oil market saw little buyinginterest in the past week but dealers said on Wednesday that dwindlingcottonseed supplies would boost imports in a few weeks. Weak internationalprices and overbought positions held by big importers were behind theslack buying interest and most traders were waiting for the internationalmarket to hit rock bottom. "There is room for big imports as current(international) prices are very attractive but the market lacks aggressivebuying interest," said Akbar Puri, an importer in Karachi.
Palm oil may rise
1/31/05 Oilmandi - MALAYSIAN crude palm oil futures on BMD endedmarginally higher on Friday due to short covering. Markets will lookforward to export estimates for the month of January next week, fordirection.
CPO prices to drop ahead of Chinese New Year
Friday, January 28, 2005 - Ahead of lunar new year festivities, industriesin China are reducing their activity, and this will eventually cut demandfor certain raw materials including crude palm oil (CPO), thus weighingdown on the commodity price.
Philippine coconut oil industry strikes back over
1/28/2005 MANILA STANDARD - The coconut oil industry is incensed. "It istime to correct the lies perpetuated by the US soybean industry thatsaturated fats, which include coconut oil, are a threat to consumerhealth," declared the Philippine Coconut Producers Association Inc.(PCOPA).
President Susilo asks state firms to help farmers
Saturday, January 29, 2005 Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonosaid he has ordered state-owned enterprises to work to improve thelivelihood of farmers and fishermen who constitute a majority of thecountry's 230 million population.
Vegetable oil producers look for energy windfall
Jan. 29, 2005, 9:43PM BOMBAY, INDIA - Use of edible oil as a fuel couldincrease in coming years as major vegetable oil producers from Malaysia toBrazil seek to cash in on high energy prices, industry executives saidthis month.
Danisco launches vegetable oil-based plasticiser
1/20/2005 - Danisco has received authorisation to use and sell its new,vegetable oil-based plasticiser GRINDSTED SOFT-N-SAFE in the EU. Theauthorisation is a breakthrough within plasticisers where consumers havelong called for an alternative to, for instance, phthalates. The producthas been included in the EU's positive list for the so called superdirective and is a safe solution for use with no quantitative restrictionsin food contact materials.
