Berita Arkib

05/06/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - The edible oils market turned weak trend on Tuesday, tracking bearish futures markets and need-based physical demand. Groundnut oil dropped by Rs 25 for 10 kg on bearish reports from Saurashtra, where it declined by Rs 20-25 as sales increased on hopes of a timely monsoon. Imported palmolein and soyabean refined oil declined by Rs 2 each due to lack of demand

05/06/2013 (Jakarta Post) - After recording its first surplus for six months in March, the country’s trade balance slid into the red again in April, posting a deficit of US$1.62 billion as exports further plunged despite a deceleration in imports.

05/06/2013 (The Malaysian Reserve) - Malaysian Indian Economic Cooperative (MIEC) president Madhu Marimuthu says the cooperative is negotiating to acquire land from several state governments to venture into the palm oil business.

05/06/2013 (Phys.Org) - Products derived from coconuts and oil palm trees are the primary protein sources in swine diets in parts of Africa, southeast Asia, South America, and Europe. New research from the University of Illinois is helping to establish the nutritional value of these products.

05/06/2013 (Bernama) - Share prices on Bursa Malaysia opened mixed on mild profit-taking in early trading today after gaining more than 10 points at close yesterday, dealers said.

05/06/2013 (Environmental Expert) - SGS invites you to register for the complimentary webinar 'RSPO (Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil) & GreenPalm' on June 26, 2013.

04/06/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended almost flat on Monday, as expectations of stagnant production to ease stocks further were offset by weak data from major consumer China.

04/06/2013 (Borneo Post) - Crude palm oil futures (FCPO) on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives further increased this week, anticipating slower palm oil production and expecting better exports demand which would further trim the palm oil stocks in May.

04/06/2013 (AllAfrica.com) - The Federal Government has confirmed the illegal flooding of Nigeria's market with large volumes of crude palm oil (CPO) import from neighbouring West African nations, under the guise of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS).

04/06/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil closed near the highest level in seven weeks on speculation that food demand will rebound before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

04/06/2013 (Lusaka Times) - ZAMPALM, a newly created subsidiary of Zambeef Products located in Mpika district of Muchinga Province will create 2,000 new jobs next year as the company starts harvesting fruits and processing palm oil.

04/06/2013 (Science World Report) - Amphibians are one of the most threatened groups of species in the world. Now, researchers have found something else that should worry us. They\'ve discovered that oil palm plantations in Malaysia are causing threatened forest frogs to disappear as they\'re replaced by common species that move in on their turf.