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25/07/2012 (Bernama) - TH Plantations Bhd is poised for a stronger balance sheet for future growth with the completion of its acquisition of two companies, which collectively own 41,424 hectares of land.

24/07/2012 (The Star) - India's move to raise taxes on its imports of refined palm oil products is likely to put a dent in the earnings of Malaysian and Indonesian refiners of the commodity, analysts said.

24/07/2012 (Solomon Star) - The palm oil mini-milling machine for Vangunu palm oil plantation, Marovo, Western province will be sent down to the Island in September.

24/07/2012 (Solomon Star) - An informative and comprehensive seminar for palm oil leaders and landowners in the country will be conducted in Honiara soon says the Minister of agriculture and livestock Connelly Sandakabatu.

24/07/2012 (Borneo Post) - The unfreezing of India’s base import price of refined palm olein is not expected to cause significant impact to Malaysian refiners as they have already established other downstream markets for their refined crude palm oil (CPO) exports.

24/07/2012 (Forex Pros) - Crude palm oil trading range for the day is 565.9-588.3. Market is looking to take support at 573, a break below could see a test of 565.9 and resistance is likely to be seen at 584.2, a move above could see prices testing 588.3. In Saturday's trading session crude palm oil has touched the low of 570 after opening at 571.9, and finally settled at 580.1.

24/07/2012 (BusinessDay) - The free trade flows that have powered robust global economic growth since the end of World War II are increasingly coming under threat. If left unchecked, a wave of trade-distorting regulation will harm people in the developing world, particularly small farmers in poor countries.

24/07/2012 (Solomon Star) - Member of parliament (MP) for East Choiseul is pleased with the government’s plan to ensure the palm oil project in north Choiseul gets underway soon.

24/07/2012 (Zambia Daily Mail) - Government has called on commercial banks to provide long-term finance to assist the growth of long-term projects in the country.

24/07/2012 (Teatro Naturale) - The Finnish government through its Energy and Environment Partnership Program has awarded 180,000 Euros to an Indonesian consortium to develop a plan to create energy generation facilities that utilize waste products from small holder oil palm farmers in Riau, Indonesia. The goal of the project is to create viable energy solutions in the province and increase livelihoods for local small holder farmers.

24/07/2012 (Reuters) - India's edible oil imports in the year from November 2012 may rise by as much as 10 percent if poor monsoon rainfall cuts planting and hurts yields of oilseeds such as soybean and groundnut, the country's leading edible oil importer said.

23/07/2012 (Business Line) - Sime Darby Bhd, one of the top three largest plantation companies in the world, plans to build palm oil bulking facilites in Liberia or neighbouring areas in the next one or two years.