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26/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The continuing palm cooking oil shortage makes it likely the government will allow additional imports of raw palm oil, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday.

26/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - Thai President Foods Plc, the manufacturer of Mama instant noodles, is threatening to reduce its production capacity by half next week due to the growing shortage of palm oil.

26/01/2011 (The Jakarta Post) - The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) called on the government to reduce the export tax imposed on crude palm oil (CPO), which is set to be increased to 25 percent next month.

26/01/2011 (The Star Online), Putrajaya - The current and future expansion of oil palm plantations is limited due to the unavailability of suitable land and this problem is further compounded by campaigns by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to stop oil palm expansion, according to Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.

26/01/2011 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd, already one of the biggest plantation companies globally, now wants to be the largest producer of “green” palm oil.

26/01/2011 (The Star Online), Putrajaya - Some of the eight palm oil entry point projects (EPPs) identified under the Palm Oil National Key Economic Area (NKEA) have started making progress despite their launch only three months ago, said Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) director of palm oil, agriculture and rubber industry, John Low.

25/01/2011 (Business Times) - Oil palm cultivation expanded by nearly 4.7 million hectares last year and has been listed as the second priority sector under the Economic Transformation Programme, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.

26/01/2011 (Jakarta Post) - The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) called on the government to reduce the export tax imposed on crude palm oil (CPO), which is set to be increased to 25 percent next month.

25/01/2011 (Bernama), Putrajaya - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok will launch a RM297 million allocation for oil palm smallholders to replace their aged trees on Jan 31 in Sabah.

25/01/2011 (Bernama), Putrajaya - A technical analyst and strategist says that crude palm oil pices have been overbought with the price likely to consolidate between RM3,300 and RM3,550 in the next two to five months.

25/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The first lot of 20,000 tonnes of imported crude palm oil will reach Thailand tomorrow to ease the current shortage.

25/01/2011 (The Nation Multimedia) - The Commerce Ministry will propose that the National Oil Palm Policy Committee permit the import next month of another 50,000 tonnes of crude palm oil after finding that supplies are even lower than previously thought.