Berita Arkib

15/08/2012 (Bloomberg) - wilmar International Ltd. (WIL), the world’s biggest palm-oil processor, said its second-quarter profit dropped 70 percent following losses at its oilseeds and grains business and on lower earnings from its plantations.

15/08/2012 (Bernama) - Sarawak Plantation Bhd's pre-tax profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, fell to RM21.056 million from RM30.058 million in the corresponding quarter of last year.

15/08/2012 (Bernama) - Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) Terengganu is spending more than RM13.5 million to replant 6,436 hectares (ha) in the state for rubber and oil palm this year.

15/08/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oil prices ruled steady barring imported palmolein which declined by Rs 3 and Sunflower oil which rose by Rs 5 for 10 kg on Tuesday. Malaysian crude palm oil futures fell to the lowest level in 10 months, as investors liquidated positions amid worries about a build-up in palm oil inventories at a time when CPO production is seasonally higher.

15/08/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Lack of festival demand and drop in palm kernel oil prices led to fall in coconut oil prices this week.

15/08/2012 (Foodprocessing) - Microwave heating of red palm oil (RPO) retains a higher carotene content than RPO that has been conventionally heated, researchers at Universiti Teknologi MARA in Singapore have found.

15/08/2012 (The Star) - Blue chips were marginally higher at midday on Tuesday, underpinned by gains in DiGi and YTL Corp, but the broader market saw some profit taking on Petronas-linked stocks and Tenaga.

15/08/2012 (The Star) - Sarawak Plantations Bhd's earnings fell 28.3% to RM16.17mil in the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 from RM22.58mil a year ago as it was impacted by lower prices.

15/08/2012 (Food Ingredients First) - Smallholders at Cargill's palm oil plantation, PT Hindoli in South Sumatra, Indonesia, recently became the one of the first smallholders to receive official certification for sustainable palm oil supply for biofuels, according to the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) standards within the European Union (EU). ISCC is a certification scheme approved by the EU to cover the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED). This means that Cargill is able to provide its customers with palm oil destined for energy applications that are working towards compliance with the RED which is being written into law by EU member countries.

15/08/2012 (AllAfrica.com) - Despite an increase in the production of oilseeds, the country still imports 60 per cent of cooking oil, the parliament was told.

15/08/2012 (Business Times) - Indofood Agri Resources Ltd on Tuesday said its net profit for the fiscal second quarter ended June 30, 2012 fell 17.9 per cent year on year to 253.6 billion Indonesian rupiahs (US$26.72 million).

15/08/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia, currently the world’s largest palm oil producer, is expecting the sluggish growth of palm oil exports due to China’s slow economic growth and the ongoing economic uncertainty in Europe, according to the nation’s palm oil association.