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11/10/2012 (The Star) - Malaysia's September palm oil stocks hit record levels as production grew more than four times faster than exports, thanks to an upswing in yields, potentially weighing on prices and piling pressure on the government to change its export tax policy.

11/10/2012 (Jakarta Post) - As many as 100 Indonesian and foreign companies are participating in Palmex 2012, a palm oil industry exhibition, in Medan, North Sumatra. The number of participants rose 25 percent this year from 2011, according to the exhibition’s organizing committee head, Susan Tricia.

11/10/2012 (Economic Times) - Crude palm oil prices declined by Rs 3.70 to Rs 414.80 per 10 kg in futures trade today on emergence of profit-booking by speculators, driven by subdued demand in the spot markets.

11/10/2012 (The Star) - RHB Research Institute believes it is possible for share prices to fall a little further to reflect a larger fall in crude palm oil (CPO) prices before rebounding.

10/10/2012 (Pakistan Observer) - The palm oil imports into the country witnessed decrease of 12.22 percent during the first two months of the current fiscal year as compared to the same period of last year.

10/10/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to their highest in more than a week on Tuesday, supported by a possible export tax change, while traders took positions ahead of key industry data due out this week.

10/10/2012 (Daily News & Analysis) - A fall in the prices of key raw materials such as palm oil and crude may have given fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) makers some breathing space, but the benefit is unlikely to be passed on to end consumers in a hurry.

10/10/2012 (Bloomberg) - Cooking-oil imports by India, the world’s largest consumer after China, probably climbed for a second month in September as the biggest monthly slump in palm oil prices in four years spurred demand from refiners.

10/10/2012 (Treehugger) - Another measurement of the massive greenhouse gas emissions from the expansion of palm oil plantations in Indonesia, expansion that often occurs at the expense of carbon-storing rainforest: A new study in Nature Climate Change projects that by 2020, palm oil plantations will emit over 558 million metric tons of CO2—more than all the emissions from fossil fuels burned in Canada.

10/10/2012 (Bernama) - Malaysia and Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producers, have reaffirmed their cooperation to strengthen palm oil prices through a supply management mechanism.

10/10/2012 (New Europe) - Last September the European Commission admitted that it needs to revise its policy regarding biofuels since their use may involve certain risks. Plant based biofuels seem to have an impact on food prices at a global level and on land rights in developing countries. As a consequence, since Europe is Indonesia's biggest export market with 39% of total European biodiesel import in 2011 coming from Indonesia, the need to take further actions is immediate.

10/10/2012 (Business Times) - Malaysian banks are targeting Islamic bond sales from the top three palm-oil producers, which have almost triple the amount of debt due in the three years through 2014 than in the last three and need funds for replanting.