Berita Arkib

07/11/2012 (FoodNavigator.com) - If the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is serious about making the entire palm oil supply chain sustainable, it needs to address flaws in the system for plantation owners who do not own their own mills, according to one such grower, Daniel Tan.

07/11/2012 (Bernama) - The Malaysian economy is expected to expand at a moderate pace of 4.5 per cent next year, mainly due to lacklustre global demand amid a softer commodity outlook.

07/11/2012 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices rose by Rs 3.90 to Rs 438 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators created fresh positions on expectations of rise in demand due to the festive season.

06/11/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures tumbled to their lowest in more than three weeks on Monday, as traders continued to worry over large stockpiles in the world's No.2 producer of the tropical oil.

06/11/2012 (Bernama) - The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities will set up a committee with France's Agriculture Ministry to help Malaysia's palm oil products gain access into the French market.

06/11/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Despite aggressive forecasts by analysts, the performance of palm oil has been rather muted on the price front since the beginning of this year. There was seldom a case for a bull run in palm oil for various reasons, including market fundamentals, currency factors and flow of speculative capital (Business Line March 1 and March 9, 2012).

06/11/2012 (FoodNavigator.com) - Unilever and Walmart are hoping to drive increased production of certified sustainable palm oil, as they unveiled new purchasing commitments at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) annual meeting in Singapore last week.

06/11/2012 (Borneo Post) - The upcoming palm oil inventory data for October, to be released by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) on November 12, has been forecast to climb up seven per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) to a new record high at 2.65 million metric tonnes (mmt) from 2.48mmt in September.

06/11/2012 (AngolaPress) - São Pedro da Quilemba locality, in Kambambe Municipality, gains a farm project for maize and palm oil production from this month, Angop has learnt.

06/11/2012 (Bernama) - Sarawak received a total of 22 applications from palm oil and wood processing mill operators for licences to start power plants generated from biomass in the state.

06/11/2012 (The Star) - The intense boycott on palm oil by the French consumers and the rampant smearing campaigns by snack food producers there has led to a major uproar among oil palm smallholders worldwide.

06/11/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Despite aggressive forecasts by analysts, the performance of palm oil has been rather muted on the price front since the beginning of this year. There was seldom a case for a bull run in palm oil for various reasons, including market fundamentals, currency factors and flow of speculative capital (Business Line March 1 and March 9, 2012).