Berita Arkib

12/08/2013 (News Straits Times) - Why is there constant negative portrayal of plantation companies and governance in Indonesia in times of haze? Experts tell Ooi Tee Ching that there is an increased need for communication of facts and figures on peatland agriculture to mitigate such misunderstandings.

12/08/2013 (Borneo Post) - Oil palm cultivation in Sarawak will be the catalyst to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of the people and to ensure that they too can achieve a high income by 2020.

12/08/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - With investors unwinding positions before the Eid holidays, Malaysian palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended marginally lower on Wednesday, tracking weaker Chicago Board of Trade soya oil futures. In focus next week are July crop data from Malaysia, the world's top producer after Indonesia, and August 1-10 export estimates by cargo surveyors.

10/08/2013 (Borneo Post) - The state still requires foreign workers specifically those from Indonesia to make up for its shortage of local workers to cater to the expanding oil palm plantation industry.

10/08/2013 (Triple Pundit) - Lately, palm oil has been popping up everywhere, presenting itself in a broad range of products from snack foods to beauty products to cleaning supplies. This ubiquitous oil has become increasingly utilized as a cheap and plentiful alternative to other forms of vegetable oils.

10/08/2013 (Business Journal) - ETC Logistics USA is considering moving to Jacksonville in order to locate its U.S. headquarters, warehouse and logistics operations at a port.

10/08/2013 (Biofuels International) - An agreement between the US and Colombia hopes to increase the amount of sugarcane residue and palm oil harvesting intended for fuel ethanol and future blending.

10/08/2013 (Delano Herald Journal) - Pineapples, coffee, and bananas may not be cash crops in Minnesota, but they are in Costa Rica, and two representatives from DC FFA recently toured the country learning about the growing and harvesting of these tropical staples.

10/08/2013 (Watch List News) - Panmure Gordon reissued their buy rating on shares of New Britain Palm Oil (LON:NBPO) in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. The firm currently has a GBX 650 ($9.94) price target on the stock.

10/08/2013 (AllAfrica.com) - In hindsight, it was always evident that visiting the Cameroonian rainforest at the height of rainy season would present a unique set of problems.

09/08/2013 (National Geographic) - Consumer groups Palm Oil Investigations of Australia (POI) and Palm Oil Consumers Action (POCA) of the United States issued a joint statement against the green-washing that is prevalent among Western brands that use palm oil in their products.

09/08/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - The Government may soon hike the import duty on refined palm oil (mainly refined, bleached and deodorised or RBD palmolein). The current duty is 7.5 per cent.