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25-11-2011
Morning Markets: Ag Selling Wave Continues in Asian Trading
25/11/2011 (Agrimoney.com) - The US may be closed for Thanksgiving, but that didn't stop markets in other countries continuing – to fall, in many cases.
25-11-2011
Evening Markets: EU Import Concession Deals Wheat Extra Blow
25/11/2011 (Agrimoney.com) - Any hopes that bearish forces would, like US markets, take a holiday for Thanksgiving were silenced by Italy, as the yield on its 10-year bonds rose back above the 7% alarm level.
24-11-2011
China Scraps Orders for Up to 300,000 Tonne Palm Oil
24/11/2011 (Economic Times) - China has cancelled orders for up to 300,000 tonnes of refined palm oil over the past month as some traders had over-booked cargoes and domestic prices remain lower than that of imports, Asian traders said on Wednesday.
24-11-2011
Golden Agri-Resources Forecasts Higher Palm-Oil Production on Expansion
24/11/2011 (Bloomberg) - Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (GGR), the world’s second-largest oil-palm planter, said that output will increase as plantations are expanded in Indonesia and new trees mature, bolstering profitability.
24-11-2011
Palm Oil Spill in Sea as Barge Sinks Near Port
24/11/2011 (IBNLive.com) Palm oil from a sinking barge spilled in the sea affecting coastal area between Nagapattinam and Vailankanni today, police said.
24-11-2011
Palm Oil Company and Indonesian Police Committed Human Rights Abuses, Says Report
24/11/2011 (Reuters AlertNet) - Indonesian police, working with a large palm oil company, forcibly evicted people from three settlements at gun point and destroyed their homes over a long-standing land conflict, a new report by the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) said.
24-11-2011
Aceh\'s \'Green\' Governor Breaks Indonesia\'s Moratorium By Granting Oil Palm Plantation, Alleges Group
24/11/2011 (Mongabay.com) - Aceh governor Irwandi Yusuf may have broken Indonesia's moratorium on new concessions in peatlands when he approved an oil palm plantation in the Tripa peat swamp in August this year, alleges WAHLI, an Indonesian environmental group.
24-11-2011
Concerns Standoff Between Borneo Forest Community And Malaysian Palm Oil Developer May Turn Violent
24/11/2011 (Mongabay.com) - A conflict between villagers in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province and a palm oil developer could turn violent over the company's decision to press forward with clearing of forest land used by the community, warns the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and its Indonesian partner Telapak.
24-11-2011
Peatland Palm Oil Has Twice The CO2 Emission As Previously Thought
24/11/2011 (Biofuels Digest) - In the UK, research from the University of Leicester on behalf of the International Council on Clean Transportation says that palm oil produced in peatland areas generates 86 tonnes of carbon dioxide per hectare per year over a 50-year period, nearly double the previous estimate of 50 tonnes but as the EU’s renewable energy directive requires an emissions assessment over 20 years, the annual figure is 106 tonnes.
24-11-2011
IOI Loders Croklaan Expands North American Reach
24/11/2011 (Baking Management) - In response to continued demand, IOI Loders Croklaan is expanding its RSPO Certified Sustainable palm oil offering in the North American market.
24-11-2011
Masing Raps Those Saying His Ministry Has No Funds For Development Expenditure
24/11/2011 (Borneo Post) - Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing yesterday rapped Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Kota Sentosa) and the rest of the opposition members for claiming no funds were allocated for the development expenditure of his ministry.
24-11-2011
UPDATE 1-Indonesia\'s ICDX To Launch Tin, Olein Palm Contracts in 2012
24/11/2011 (Reuters) - The Indonesia Commodity & Derivative Exchange (ICDX) will launch a physical tin contract and palm olein contract in early 2012, its chief executive officer said on Wednesday.