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14/02/2011 (BorneoPost online) - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok yesterday confirmed that the government has no plans to reduce the cooking oil subsidy although it is costly.

14/02/2011 (Pakistan Observer) - Manufactures have increased prices of cooking oil/ghee by Rs 10 per kg during the outgoing week, revealed a survey. Traders told that manufacturers of ghee and cooking oil had warned of further surge in prices of the commodities by Rs 5 to Rs 10 per kg in next few days.

11/02/2011 (The Star Online) - Next week's free trade agreement (FTA) signing between Malaysia and India will be a further boost for the country's palm oil sector and Sabah, in particular, stands to benefit.

11/02/2011 (The Jakarta Post) - The world’s second largest palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (GAR) and its subsidiaries have pledged to produce sustainable palm oil while protecting carbon-rich forests and peat lands in Indonesia.

11/02/2011 (Food Nagivator-USA) - Archer Daniel Midland (ADM) has unveiled plans to invest in sustainable palm oil production, with an initiative that brings a new crop to its Brazilian supply chain.

11/02/2011 (Malaya Business Insight) - Palm oil output and stocks, already lagging robust demand due to rains in top Southeast Asia producers, could be made worse should the cooking ingredient become the next target for emerging markets seeking to buy big and dampen adverse effects of booming world food prices.

11/02/2011 (Borneo Post Online) - Sabah’s palm oil industry may hit firmer grounds, especially with demands for the product expected to increase in India.

11/02/2011 (The Star Online) - Kulim (M) Bhd is allocating RM20mil capital expenditure (capex) for replanting programmes in its local oil palm plantations this year.

11/02/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The opposition Puea Thai Party has opened fire on the government and the Commerce Ministry for failing to control the price of consumer goods, particularly cooking palm oil.

11/02/2011 (Business Times) - The Malaysian palm oil rally could be closer to its end as higher prices may hurt demand for the edible oil, Credit Suisse Group AG said in a report today.

11/02/2011 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended off three-year highs hit earlier on Thursday as traders booked some profits after a slew of industry data showed tight vegetable oil supplies at a time when demand has picked up. Industry regulator Malaysian Palm Oil Board said January palm oil stocks fell to a six-month low, as floods and heavy rains curbed output.

11/02/2011 (CommodityOnline) - The refined soy oil futures broke its two days decline and rebounded on Wednesday on short covering and emergence of fresh buying.