Berita Arkib

25/05/2012 (Bernama) - Sabah's focus on the booming crude palm oil (CPO) sector is timely as it has now become the main source of income for the state and the nation.

25/05/2012 (Bernama) - The Palm Oil Exhibition 2012 (PALMEX) provides an avenue for local planters and the small and medium industry (SMI) players to gain technical know-how from international players.

24/05/2012 (Bloomberg) - A rally in soybeans is spurring Japan, Asia’s second-largest buyer, to seek record imports of palm oil, which is displacing soybean oil in margarine to potato chips.

24/05/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil declined for the first time in five days on concern that the European debt crisis will worsen, potentially hurting demand for commodities.

24/05/2012 (Borneo Post) - The Outlook for the palm oil industry is bright, with international analysts predicting that its price would range between RM3,100 and RM3,840 per tonne this year. Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing, in his winding-up speech yesterday, however, said production was expected to decline in the near term due to biological stress on oil palm trees following the bumper harvest last year.

24/05/2012 (Borneo Post) - State palm oil industry players should tap onto the power of social media to disseminate facts and information to ward off anti-palm oil campaigns.

24/05/2012 (Mongabay) - 100 percent of New Britain Palm Oil Limited's palm oil will be eco-certified, segregated, and fully traceable by the end of the year, reports the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

24/05/2012 (Daily Times) - Following two upward revisions in ghee and cooking oil rates by the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) of Pakistan during the last few months, yet another increase was made in prices of both items some 10 days ago.

24/05/2012 (Reuters) - Large-scale crop plantations are expanding at a rapid pace across southeast Asia, with multinational firms often benefiting the most at the expense of local communities and the environment, two U.N. rights experts warned on Wednesday.

24/05/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 87,226 tonnes of cargo comprising 41,247 tonnes of import cargo and 45,979 tonnes of export cargo including 2,037 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday.

24/05/2012 (Bernama) - TSH Resources Bhd expects to spend between RM750 million and RM1 billion over the next five years to plant more oil palm and rubber to cater to its plantation business and to build more palm oil mills.

24/05/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped to their lowest in more than five months on Wednesday, tracking a downward trend in broader commodities markets as investor caution over the euro zone debt crisis resurfaced.