Berita Arkib

03/05/2014 (Xinhua) - Indonesia trade performance witnessed a surplus in March as export of a commodity rose amid rising global demand, encouraging policymakers to move with effort to narrow current account deficit.

03/05/2014 (Business Recorder) - A cargo volume of 153,329 tonnes comprising 113,324 tonnes of import cargo and 40,005 tonnes of export cargo inclusive 6,025 loaded and empty containers (TEUs) was handled at Port Qasim during the last 24 hours on Thursday. The total import cargo of 113,324 tonnes includes 34,847 tonnes of furnace oil; 13,500 tonnes of palm oil; 3,777 tonnes of coke and 61,200 tonnes of containerised cargo.

03/05/2014 (Sydney Morning Herald) - On the map, the Leuser Ecosystem is shaped like a gigantic pair of lungs. The image is apt. This 2.6 million hectare expanse of tropical forest that spans Aceh and North Sumatra in Indonesia is one of the largest remaining oxygen factories in a country that’s become infamous for slashing and burning its trees.

02/05/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures dipped to a near three-month low on Friday, tracking declines in comparative vegetable oils, with traders expecting prices to pick up later this month on high seasonal demand.

02/05/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures andother vegetable oil markets.

02/05/2014 (Mongabay.com) - The volume of commodities produced under various social and environmental certification standards jumped 41 percent in 2012, far outpacing the 2 percent growth across conventional commodity markets, finds a comprehensive new assessment of the global certification market.

02/05/2014 (Xperedon Charity News) - The American corporation Procter & Gamble has agreed to new sustainability targets to safeguard rainforests, setting a goal of no deforestation across its entire palm supply chain.

02/05/2014 (Mongabay.com) - Personal care products giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J - NYSE:JNJ) today unveiled a comprehensive palm oil sourcing policy that eliminates deforestation and social conflict from its global palm oil supply chain.

30/04/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures eased to one-week lows on Tuesday, as traders booked profits after strong gains in the previous session and as comparative vegetable oils weighed on sentiment.

30/04/2014 (The Star) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday.

30/04/2014 (CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will gather industry and NGOs from across the UK and Europe to launch new dialogue on shared responsibility and the supply chain.

30/04/2014 (Bloomberg) - The most-severe drought in 17 years is threatening supplies of palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s biggest producers, and forecasters say an El Nino weather pattern this year may cause even more damage.