Berita Arkib

07/12/2009 (Scientific American) - The net worth of Indonesia's 40 richest men has doubled to $42 billion in the past year, driven in no small part by the growing demand for palm oil, according to Forbes magazine's annual examination of the country's top richest people.

06/12/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - Driving through Indonesia's central Sumatra, it appears that all life on earth has been obliterated, like a scene from some apocalyptic movie.

04/12/2009 (Pakwatan), Nusa Dua - Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, is looking to increase exports to China and Pakistan, an industry official said, amid tougher competition next year as global vegetable oil supplies are expected to rise. More than half of Indonesia's palm oil exports are in the form of crude palm oil, while rival Malaysia sells higher value refined products, making the world's number two producer more efficient in the Chinese market.

04/12/2009 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil prices may soar to 3,000 ringgit ($887) a metric ton by March on potential disruption to world edible oil supplies, said Dorab Mistry, director of Godrej International Ltd.

04/12/2009 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil prices may climb 20 percent in the first half of next year as drought disrupts cooking oil supplies and demand expands in China and India, the biggest consumers, according to analysts.

02/12/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - Palm oil, little changed, may extend a four-week rally on speculation demand will remain robust in India and China, the biggest consumers of the edible oils.

04/12/2009 (Guardian.co.uk) - Deep in the rainforest, a squawk fills the air, discordant but strangely familiar. It is the sound of sanctimonious humbug from Europe's food industry.

04/12/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - It’s the hottest acronym going in the world of climate change. The UN-backed Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation is being touted as both the savior of rain forests and a new natural resource commodity that will bring untold riches to the developing world.

03/12/2009 (Delta Farm Press) - China and Europe have approved use of genetically modified crops. Europe approved imports of soybeans and China approved plantings of corn. Demand should increase.

03/12/2009 (Trans World News) - The term sustainability entered our lexicon some time ago, quickly cementing its buzzword status as fodder in global warming debates and Al Gore Presidential campaigns, but as 2010 approaches, it’s become more necessity than platform. One billion people are added to the global population tally every 12 years and being prepared means doing everything in our power to prolong our resources for the longest amount of time. Often times, that means being inventive. Singapore incorporated, palm oil company, Asian Plantations Limited, has already recognized and begun moving forward on this notion.

03/12/2009 (Ghana News Agency), Accra - Unilever Ghana Limited intends to recommend to its shareholders at a general meeting that the company's management be authorised to review the operations of the company, according to a statement from the company on Thursday.

03/12/2009 (Commodity Online), Mumbai - It looks like the crude palm oil prices are set for a bullish tone in the coming years. This was echoed at the Indonesian Palm Oil Conference being held at Bali from December 1-4. India is now in a tricky situation. Along with Pakistan and China, India is one of the leading importers of palm oil and related products.