Berita Arkib

31/07/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil advanced for a second day to the highest level in a week on speculation that a slump in the ringgit to a three-year low may boost exports from Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest producer.

31/07/2013 (Bloomberg) - Neste Oil Oyj (NES1V), Finland’s only refiner, dropped the most in four weeks as Pohjola Bank Oyj said a slow European economy will hurt delivery volumes, with both renewable and traditional fuel margins becoming tighter.

31/07/2013 (The Star) - UOB Kay Hian Malaysia Research is expecting another weak earnings quarter for plantation companies due to weak crude palm oil (CPO) production growth and CPO price.

31/07/2013 (Business Recorder) - Palm oil imports into the country witnessed negative growth of 17.35 percent during the fiscal year 2012-13 against the trade of corresponding period of last year.

31/07/2013 (Economic Times) - Supported by a firming trend overseas, crude palm oil prices up by Rs 9 to Rs 498.50 per 10 kg in futures trade today.

31/07/2013 (Jakarta Post) - Plantation company PT BW Plantation continued to suffer from rising costs and price volatility as its net profits plunged significantly during the first half of the year.

30/07/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged down on Monday as investors worried about potential bumper soy crops lifting global edible oil supplies, but a weaker local currency curbed losses.

30/07/2013 (India Education Diary) - The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has cautioned the government to take adequate precautionary measures to prevent hoarding otherwise, edible oil may go “onion way” during the festive seasons.

30/07/2013 (AllAfrica.com) - Uganda's environment minister has refuted the recently released findings by Friends of the Earth International (FOE) that growing palm oil trees is causing environmental destruction and also leading to land grabbing in the islands district of Kalangala.

30/07/2013 (Wall Street Journal) - India's imports of cooking oil are expected to rise 15% from a year earlier in the last quarter of the marketing year ending Oct. 31 because of cheaper global prices during the peak demand period.

30/07/2013 (agprofessional.com) - The current debates in the European Union (EU) on biofuel policy continue to generate rumour and speculation, causing considerable uncertainty for biodiesel and vegetable oil companies.

30/07/2013 (The Star) - The palm biodiesel usage programme will be extended nationwide in stages to promote its wider usage nationwide.