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21/09/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm’s discount to soybean oil, which reached the biggest in four years this month, is poised to deepen as output in Malaysia climbs, boosting inventories in the second-largest grower. The tropical oil fell to an 11-month low.

21/09/2012 (Fresh Fruit Portal) -Costa Rica’s agricultural exports grew by 1.7% year-on-year to US$1.71 billion during the first eight months of 2012, according to statistics from the country’s foreign trade promotion agency PROCOMER.

20/09/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures closed slightly lower on Wednesday, as last-minute selling on better-than-expected soybean yields in the United States offset gains boosted by expectations of strong export data.

20/09/2012 (Bernama) - Experts and industry officials throughout Europe are speaking out in support of Malaysian palm oil, amid a visit by Malaysian officials, including Minister for Plantation Industries and Commodities Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and representatives of the Malaysian palm oil industry.

20/09/2012 (Bernama) - The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, through the Department of Environment (DOE), continues to monitor and increase enforcement on sources of pollution as provided under the Environmental Quality Act 1974, including 34 palm oil mills operating in the Sungai Kinabatangan basin.

20/09/2012 (The Nation) - The agricultural price index dropped by 13.11 per cent last month mainly on rubber and palm oil, the Agricultural Economics Office said yesterday. Other agricultural commodities that faced falling prices were coconuts, pigs, chickens and eggs.

20/09/2012 (Oxford Business Group) - In addition to the environmental benefits, a focus on sustainable agriculture in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is expected to generate healthier sales of the country’s biggest products − palm oil and coffee. However, a number of hurdles will need to be overcome to achieve this goal. Heavy rainfall in the first six months of 2012 has significantly impacted palm oil production, while a labour shortage is expected to affect export revenues of the coffee production segment.

20/09/2012 (Biodiesel Magazine) - The Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants e.V. (UFOP) considers the proposals announced by the EC’s General Directorate (GD) for Climate Policy to be a complete renunciation of a reliable, future-oriented climate and biofuel policy.

20/09/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 70,134 tonnes of cargo comprising 46,954 tonnes of import cargo and 23,180 tonnes of export cargo including 2,754 loaded & empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 46,954 tonnes comprised 19,734 tonnes of containerised cargo; 163 tonnes of general cargo; 27,057 tonnes of bulk cargo: 18,974 tonnes of coal; 3,870 tonnes of DAP and 4,213 tonnes of rock phosphate.

20/09/2012 (Business Standard) - Edible oil imports from India might go up by 10 per cent in the new season starting November, to 9.2 million tonnes (mt). This is the rough estimate of the department of food under the Union ministry of food and consumer affairs, responsible for distribution of edible oil under the Public Distribution System.

20/09/2012 (Indian Express) - Prices of select edible oils recovered by Rs 50 per quintal in the wholesale oils and oilseed market today on fresh buying by vanaspati millers, influenced by a firming global trend.

20/09/2012 (Borneo Post) - Several French delegates led by Martine Dorance, the French ambassador to Malaysia, arrived in the Land Below the Wind yesterday to explore business and collaboration activities at the state.