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08/12/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil dropped for the first time this week on speculation that China, the largest user of edible oils, may lift interest rates to cool inflation, reducing demand for the tropical commodity.

08/12/2010 (Pakistan Observer), Karachi - Shipping activity remained active at the Port Qasim where a ship carrying diesel oil was berthed at FOTCO Terminal on Monday, December 6. Meanwhile five more ships carrying containers, cement, rice and palm oil also arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim during last 24 hours.

08/12/2010 (Borneo Post), Lahad Datu - The Kwantas Mewah Palm Oil Mill, Inno Integrasi and Malaysia Ventures Berhad (MDV) have launched a scheme here to treat palm waste and produce bio-organic fertilizer.

08/12/2010 (Bloomberg) - China’s soybean imports may decline to 5.3 million metric tons this month compared with about 5.4 million tons in November, the Ministry of Commerce said.

07/12/2010 (Comodity Online) - The refined soy oil futures opened the week on a positive note extending its previous gains on extended buying interest.

06/12/2010 (Food Navigator) - An emulsified blend of palm stearin and palm oil may create a margarine with better functional characteristics for use in hydrogenated-fat free food products, according to a new study.

05/12/2010 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesia’s palm oil output may grow by 1.8 million metric tons to 22.8 million tons in 2011 because of increased planting, Indonesian Palm Oil Board vice chairman Derom Bangun said in on Friday.

03/12/2010 (The Jakarta Post), Jakarta - Indonesia now has 21 billionaires - up from 12 in 2009, according to Forbes Indonesia magazine.

06/12/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil futures listed in China, the biggest consumer of cooking oils, may advance to the highest level in more than two years as the market gathers bullish momentum, according to technical analysis from Xinhu Futures Co.

06/12/2010 (The Jakarta Post) - The pros and cons regarding the role of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have been discussed in an on and off manner since the group’s inception. Similar debate arose ahead of its recent eighth meeting in Jakarta from Nov. 8 to 11 and the sixth Indonesian Palm Oil Conference, held in Bali, which concluded on Dec. 3.

03/12/2010 (Bloomberg) - Cooking oils prices will extend a rally as rising demand exceeds supply curbed by drought and heavy rains, pushing palm oil to 3,600 ringgit a ton this month, according to Dorab Mistry, director of Godrej International Ltd.

04/12/2010 (The Jakarta Post) - The government has called on stakeholders in the country’s growing palm oil sector to set up a road map to ensure that oil palm plantations will not only help economic growth but promote environmental sustainability.