Berita Arkib

29/09/2012 (The Star) - The Government will continue to give priority to the agriculture sector to ensure food security and enhance national income with an allocation of RM5.8bil to the Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ministry.

29/09/2012 (Times Of India) - Even as Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) is likely to see continued growth momentum with the re-launch of its Cinthol portfolio, the company at a recent consumer conference said it expected regional competition to make a comeback in soaps.

28/09/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended off a 2-year low on Thursday, as investors remained cautious over high stocks and the eurozone debt crisis

28/09/2012 (The Star) - We initiate coverage on Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) with a market perform recommendation, due to its relatively sober earnings growth (three-year compounded annual growth rate of 4.9%) given our downward crude palm oil (CPO) price projections, and similarly unexciting valuations.

28/09/2012 (Bernama) - Oil palm industry's contributions to Malaysia's export revenue are expected to remain strong in the years ahead given the competitive oil palm prices than other vegetable oils apart from the oil-palm derived food products and upstream, midstream and downstream industries, a deputy minister told the Dewan Rakyat today.

28/09/2012 (Proactive Investor) - Equatorial Palm Oil (LON:PAL) chairman Michael Frayne says the company is poised for an exciting twelve months as it continues to advance its strategy to build a significant African agriculture business.

28/09/2012 (The Star) - Palm oil is expected to remain one of the country’s main export revenue earners due to its competitive price and increase in usage.

28/09/2012 (Borneo Post) - Over 100 distinguished speakers from stakeholders across the palm oil sector will gather for the landmark 10th Annual Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT10) in Singapore from October 30 to November 1.

28/09/2012 (Voxy) - The Unmask Palm Oil campaign has today applauded New Zealand First adding its support to mandatory palm oil labelling in New Zealand. New Zealand First moved to support the policy after an open letter from Unmask Palm Oil to all MP’s criticised the lack of political support for labelling.

28/09/2012 (Latin American Herald Tribune) – Colombia, the world’s fifth-leading palm oil producer, will finish 2012 with a record output of 1 million tons, the Fedepalma federation representing growers and producers said.

28/09/2012 (The Nation) - Bangchak Petroleum plans to build a second biodiesel plant next year with an investment of Bt800 million, adding 300,000 litres of biodiesel annually to the current total of 660,000 litres.

28/09/2012 (Reuters) - Growing trade between China, the world's second largest economy, and Malaysia will encourage more yuan-denominated fundraising through the issuance of conventional and Islamic bonds, Malaysia's central bank chief said on Thursday.