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08-10-2024
Edible oils mission seeks to end import dependence
07/10/2024 (Policy Circle) - Edible oils mission: The government has taken a significant step to reduce the country’s dependence on imported edible oils. The Union Cabinet recently rationalised 18 centrally sponsored schemes of the agriculture ministry, with a total allocation of Rs 101,321 crore, into two key programmes. Among these is a National Mission on Oilseeds with an outlay of Rs 10,103 crore.
08-10-2024
Pothole machine fuelled by vegetable oil returns
07/10/2024 (BBC) - A new machine that repairs potholes while being fuelled on vegetable oil will be deployed across all of a county's rural roads.
08-10-2024
Solstad Offshore uses biodiesel in Norway bunkering operation
07/10/2024 (Manifold Times) - Solstad Offshore on Thursday (3 October) said it is now offering certified renewable biodiesel to its clients to decarbonise existing offshore vessels in the transition period towards zero-emission technologies in the future.
07-10-2024
Anwar hits up palm oil producers to head off woes on worker shortage, production rates ahead of Budget 2025
06/10/2024 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The MADANI government remains committed to bolstering the country’s palm oil industry, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
07-10-2024
Double cover: Taxing issues for palm oil sector + Maybank making good headway towards key targets despite challenges
05/10/2024 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - Although the palm oil sector has been the backbone of the Malaysian economy for over five decades, in recent years it has been beset by a myriad of problems, from rising production costs to stagnating yields to labour shortages.
07-10-2024
Tengku Zafrul: PM Anwar’s Pakistan visit yields RM2.65b in trade deals, boosts palm oil and halal sector investments
04/10/2024 (Bernama), Islamabad - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s three-day state visit to Pakistan secured potential trade deals worth RM2.65 billion, according to Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
07-10-2024
Canola production in the US is booming
04/10/2024 (Biofuels International) - The US biofuel market is experiencing dynamic growth, making canola cultivation increasingly attractive for farmers in the northern US.
07-10-2024
CPO Futures Likely To Trade With Upward Bias Next Week
05/10/2024 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur – The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade with an upward bias amid rising crude oil and soybean oil prices, a dealer said.
04-10-2024
Palm oil windfall profit levy likely to raised in Budget 2025 – analyst
03/10/2024 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - The 2025 Budget may see the inclusion of two key proposals on the plantation sector namely a revision on the windfall profit levy on palm oil and additional allocations for palm oil replanting programme.
04-10-2024
CPO futures close mostly lower on profit-taking after rally
03/10/2024 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mostly lower on Thursday, driven by profit-taking following a recent price rally.
04-10-2024
INDIA TO SPEND US$1.2 BLN OVER SEVEN YEARS TO CUT EDIBLE OIL IMPORTS
04/10/2024 (Bernama), New Delhi - India will spend 101 billion rupees (US$1.2 billion) over the next seven years to reduce its dependence on edible oil imports.
04-10-2024
India's September palm oil imports hit six-month low on price rise, dealers say
03/10/2024 (Reuters), Mumbai - India's palm oil imports in September fell by nearly a third compared to the previous month, hitting a six-month low as a surge in tropical oil prices made it more expensive than rival oils, forcing refiners to postpone purchases, five dealers said.