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Malaysia's total palm oil stocks surge 24.54% to 3.51mil tonnes in Sept
CPO Futures Close Lower On Weaker Soybean Oil Prices
Palm oil under near-term pressure as rising stocks outweigh El Niño fears
Palm oil falls to 11-week low on weak exports, rising output
India veg oil base price cuts to have marginal impact
31/3/06 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, the world's leading edible oil importer, on Friday trimmed the base import prices of palm oils and crude soybean oil, but traders said the cuts would have only a marginal effect on domestic prices.
Sarawak To Collect RM1.9 Million In Plantation Levy
KUCHING, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak government is expected to collect RM1.9 million in revenue this year following the implementation of the annual assessment rate on oil palm plantations, State Environment and Public Health Minister Datuk Michael Manyin said Friday.
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).
