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28/02/2011 (Biofuel-News) - In Thailand, the world's third-largest producer of palm oil, the Energy Ministry is to hold 5,000 tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) for use of cooking oil, as the country's government works to address the shortage of domestic palm oil.

28/02/2011 (The Financial Express) - India will process 12% more domestic oilseed crops into cooking oil this year,trimming imports of edible oil by up to 5% in the first such slowing in five years, easing global prices and blunting food-driven inflation.

28/02/2011 (Asiantribune.com) - Acuity Stockbrokers Research Ltd in their market review indicated that the All Share Price Index ( ASPI) gained 39.13 points or 0.51% during the week’s trading to close at 7711.62, while Milanka Price Index ( MPI) lost 72.81 points, amounting to 1.01% to close the week at 7242.16.

28/02/2011 (Financial Times) - Sime Darby, the world’s biggest listed palm oil producer, is considering plans for a 300,000 hectare plantation in Cameroon as the industry rushes to expand in Africa in response to rising demand and near-record prices.

28/02/2011 (The Telegraph) - Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to announce a slew of import duty cuts in Union Budget 2011-12 to fulfil the commitments in India’s free-trade agreements (FTAs).

28/02/2011 (East African Business Week) - With Uganda expected to start oil production soon, strong progress is being done in the field of bio-fuels to supplement on the available oil and energy in the country.

25/02/2011 (The Star Online) - Plantation companies in Sarawak will have to pay about 15% more in wages to recruit new Indonesian workers soon.

25/02/2011 (The Star Online) - The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell below the crucial 1,500 level yesterday, mainly dragged down by plantation stocks amid external uncertainties.

25/02/2011 (Commodity Online) - The refined soya oil futures plunged to 4% intraday lower limit and hit 9-week low on Wednesday on strong selling pressure.

25/02/2011 (Intellasia) - Indonesia will keep its palm oil and cocoa bean export tax for March unchanged from February at 25 percent and 10 percent respectively, a trade ministry official said on Wednesday, confirming an earlier Reuters report.

25/02/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil rebounded from its lowest level in three months after Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest producer, predicted “strong demand” and higher prices for the vegetable oil this year.

24/02/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil production in Malaysia, the second-biggest grower after Indonesia, may gain this year as an improvement in the weather after excessive rain aids yields, an industry group said, forecasting lower prices. Futures plunged.