Berita Arkib

04/12/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Publicly listed crude palm oil (CPO) producers look to expand their other crop businesses next year as part of their diversification plans. The diversification plans were partly driven by declining prices of palm oil due to oversupply in two of the largest palm producers, Indonesia and Malaysia.

04/12/2012 (The Star) - Shares of plantations were among the major losers in late morning on Tuesday as crude palm oil (CPO) futures extended their decline.

04/12/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesia posted a record monthly trade deficit of $1.5 billion in October, indicating that weak external demand is likely to continue weighing on the nation’s economic growth.

03/12/2012 (GMA News) - Concerned that the Philippine market is being flooded with imported palm oil products from Indonesia and Malaysia, the Philippine Palmoil Development Council Inc. (PPDCI) will petition the government to impose a safeguard duty on all palm oil imports to protect the local industry.

03/12/2012 (The Star) - Eight is undeniably one the most sought after numbers among the Chinese as it denotes prosperity and wealth. More so if multiples of eight are used.

03/12/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 119,092 tonnes of cargo comprising 91,272 tonnes of import cargo and 27,820 tonnes of export cargo including 6,348 loaded & empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 91,272 tonnes comprised 49,914 tonnes of containerised cargo; 1,235 tonnes of general cargo and 40,123 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo. The total export cargo of 27,820 tonnes comprised 26,469 tonnes of containerised cargo; 651 tonnes of general cargo and 700 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

03/12/2012 (Equities.com) - Despite this year’s historic low levels and record high prices for agriculture commodities, global agricultural commodity markets are expected to shift from a squeeze to a surplus in 2013, but prices will remain volatile. Particularly for grains and oilseeds, Rabobank says, a supply squeeze will drive prices higher in the first half of the year, followed by price weakening as production rebounds.

03/12/2012 (Indian Express) - The oils and oilseeds market ended on a mixed note during the past week with select edible oil prices rising on the back of pick up in demand while a few others remained weak in tandem with weak trend overseas.

03/12/2012 (Manila Standard Today) - Local palm growers plan to ask the government to impose a safeguard duty on all palm oil products being imported into the country.

03/12/2012 (Borneo Post) - The US January budget has created commotions as investors were uncertain if the fiscal cliff would cause economic damages.

03/12/2012 (Business Recorder) - Palm oil output in the world's biggest producer Indonesia is expected to climb 7 percent next year to 27 million tonnes, a top industry association official said on Thursday, as three years of acreage expansion efforts bear fruit. Output of the edible oil is also forecast to end 2012 at 25.2 million tonnes, up from 23.5 million tonnes in 2011, Fadhil Hasan, executive director at the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI), told Reuters.

01/12/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged lower on Friday and posted their third straight monthly loss, with investors staying cautious after top analysts warned that record high stocks would weigh on prices in the new year.