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26/05/2012 (Fox Business) - Crude palm oil prices may rise from current levels and hover around MYR3,200 a metric ton over the next two months, buoyed by tight stocks and Ramadan demand, IOI Corp. group executive director Lee Yeow Chor said Friday.

26/05/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 59,546 tonnes of cargo comprising 48,428 tonnes of import cargo and 11,118 tonnes of export cargo including 288 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Friday. The total import cargo of 48,428 tonnes comprised of 1,215 tonnes of containerised cargo; 1,960 tonnes of general cargo; 14,200 tonnes of coal and 31,053 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

26/05/2012 (Bernama) - Based on the current production and expansion rate, Malaysia and Indonesia, the world's top two palm oil producers will be challenged to meet the foreseeable global demand 12 years from now, says Pawan Kumar, Associate Director at Rabobank International's Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory Division.

26/05/2012 (Bernama) - Three research houses have recommended a 'neutral' call on Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) shares due to the slower growth expectation of the company.

25/05/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Thursday on bargain hunting after a big sell-off the previous day, although gains were curbed as fears over the euro zone crisis dampened sentiment.

25/05/2012 (Bangkok Post) - The Thai Oil and Palm Oil Association and farmer associations of Chumpon, Surat Thai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Satun and Ranong accused the Commerce Ministry of distorting information on palm oil stockpiles.

25/05/2012 (New Straits Times) - Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said Sabah must not miss the opportunity of taking part in solutions that deal with oil palm biomass.

25/05/2012 (Bangkok Post) - The government, bowing to pressure from the private sector, has agreed to scrap a plan to import crude palm olein (CPO) and institute an export surcharge, according to Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong.

25/05/2012 (Bernama) - Sarawak's oil palm and timber sectors are going to be affected by the implementation of the minimum wage policy largely because the two sectors are still very labour intensive, Ta Ann Holdings Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Wong Kuo Hea said Thursday.

25/05/2012 (AllAfrica.com) - President Yoweri Museveni has intervened in a land dispute in Buvuma Islands and halted the pending eviction of about 10,000 bibanja [land] holders who had been asked to leave by June 1 to pave way for the Palm Oil Project.

25/05/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 38,251 tonnes of cargo comprising 11,529 tonnes of import cargo and 26,722 tonnes of export cargo including nil loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Thursday. The total import cargo of 11,529 tonnes comprised of 416 tonnes of general cargo; 1,113 tonnes of bulk cargo: 666 tonnes of palm kernel; 447 tonnes of DAP and 10,000 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

25/05/2012 (Bernama) - The Sabah government is aware of the need to optimise resources through value-added downstream operations, says Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.