Berita Arkib

16/07/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil had the best winning run since February to reach a six-week high on speculation demand for the most-consumed vegetable oil will increase as India and other populous Asian nations approach the festival season.

16/07/2010 (The News International), Jakarta - Pakistan has bought nearly 20 percent of the palm oil exports ahead of Ramazan, traders said on Thursday.

16/07/2010 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - The Indonesian Oil Producers Association (Gapki) expects Malaysian companies to be affected by the Indonesian government’s two-year moratorium on concessions plan to clear natural forests and peatland to reduce carbon emissions.

15/07/2010 (Bloomberg) - China, the world's biggest user of cooking oils, and Argentina remain in talks about China's embargo on imports of soybean oil from the South American nation, according to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

15/07/2010 (Reuters) - More food makers should commit to only using palm oil that is certified as sustainable to help raise environmental standards in the industry, the head of palm oil processor Loders Croklaan Europe said on Wednesday.

14/07/2010 (Bloomberg) - Vegetable oil imports by India, the second-biggest user after China, dropped for a sixth month in June as rising domestic inventories deterred buyers.

13/07/2010 (Peace FM Online) - Ghana's oil palm sub-sector can generate substantial foreign exchange earnings just like cocoa if greater attention is accorded to the sector, Samuel Avaala, Estate Manager, Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) has said.

14/07/2010 (Vanguard), Benin - EXECUTIVE Director of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, NIFOR, Dr. Dere Okiy, warned yesterday in Benin, that until the private sector engages in the mass production of palm oil, Nigeria will remain a net importer of the product.

14/07/2010 (Solomon Star) - The Auluta palm oil project on Malaita maybe inactive but the Ministry for Agriculture and Livestock is not swayed by the slowness in getting an investor put its money in the project.

13/07/2010 (Bloomberg) - India, the world’s second-biggest vegetable oil consumer after China, may boost imports of palm and soybean oils to meet rising demand during festivals amid a drop in domestic inventories.

13/07/2010 (Triple Pundit) - HSBC, the international and emerging markets bank based in London, last week said it has sold-off its shares in the Indonesian palm oil producer Sinar Mas following a Greenpeace report of alleged illegal forest clearance practices.

13/07/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil dropped for the first time in four days on concern supplies of edible oils will increase in the second half, helping stockpiles rise from a 10-month low.