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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.

04/06/2013 (Financial Times) - Indonesia suffered an unexpected trade shortfall in April as the value of key commodity exports such as coal and palm oil continued to suffer because of slower growth in China and India.

04/06/2013 (FRANCE 24) - A $1 billion deal to save Indonesia's rainforests has slowed a "tidal wave" of logging destruction, Greenpeace's global chief said Monday, but he warned much more needed to be done.

04/06/2013 (Nigerian Tribune) - The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, has declared that it remains resolute on the high tariff of 35 per cent import duty imposed on Crude Palm Oil (CPO) in order to grow the agricultural sector and diversify the economy.

04/06/2013 (Jakarta Globe) - A government minister has called on several Indonesian industries to look for potential in the Philippines and benefit from the country’s strong growth momentum.

04/06/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil fell on speculation that demand may slow from India, the world’s biggest buyer, and as Malaysia’s currency advanced the most in almost a month against the dollar, reducing the appeal of ringgit-denominated futures.

3/06/2013 (EarthTechling) - Often disguised as vegetable oil, palm oil exists in almost every processed food and many personal care products on the market today. Almost all palm oil used today originates in Indonesia and Malaysia. Although these countries depend on the revenue from exportation, their zeal to produce more of this oil is decimating vast areas of pristine rainforest.

03/06/2013 (Jakarta Post) - Ending months of uncertainty, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia made a courageous decision last week to extend the country’s forest moratorium. The new Presidential Instruction adds another two years of protection for over 43 million hectares of primary forests and peat land — an area the size of Japan.