Berita Arkib

14/03/2012 (Borneo Post) - Malaysian Crude Palm Oil (CPO) registered a lower than expected offtake in February 2012 with a 7.9 per cent drop compared with January.

14/03/2012 (Bernama) - Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to hover between RM3,000 and RM3,500 per tonne this month following the lower CPO production in February, according to research firms.

14/03/2012 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures edged up on Tuesday, as traders bet energy markets would hold firm and eyed the outlook for US corn plantings, which could take more acreage from soybeans and limit global edible oil supply this year.

13/03/2012 (Bloomberg) - PT Astra Agro Lestari, Indonesia’s biggest listed plantation company by market value, accepted bids for 4,000 metrics tons of the 9,000 tons of palm oil it offered at an auction in Jakarta today.

13/03/2012 (Business Recorder) - Agriculture growth is vital to overall economic growth in Pakistan and annually it should be 4 percent, which needs new growth strategy, said World Bank's senior official Dr Mark Cackler here on Wednesday.

13/03/2012 (Bernama) - Malaysia has not optimised fully the potential of its palm oil industry, although it is the world's second largest producer of crude palm oil.

13/03/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Imported palmolein and soya oil dropped by Rs 2 and Rs 3 for 10 kg on Monday, tracking losses in Malaysian palm oil futures.

13/03/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures eased on Monday, as weak Chinese exports and a slightly bearish U.S. soybean report offset the bullish sentiment that had propelled prices to 9-month highs last week.

13/03/2012 (Agrimoney.com) - The rally in palm oil prices spurred by upbeat forecasts from a conference last week ran out of steam on Monday on data showing a surprise rebuild in Malaysia's inventories of the vegetable oil, as exports flagged.

13/03/2012 (Business Day Online) - Oil palm is native to West Africa. Nigeria used to be the world’s largest producer of oil palm before the crude oil boom era. Malaysia has now taken the leading position. Oil palm plantation and allied industries is now the main stay of Malaysian economy. Malaysia came to Nigeria in the 70s to obtain oil palm seeds and seedlings.

13/03/2012 (The Star) - Golden Palm Growers Bhd expects to match its 8% payment return paid in 2011 for its Golden Palm Growers Scheme this year after receiving overwhelming response from investors for that scheme.

13.03/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesian stocks dipped slightly on Monday, tracking the fall in the regional markets prompted by concerns on China.