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12/01/2010 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Nestle (M) Bhd, one of the country’s biggest food manufacturers, sees good opportunities for growth this year, said managing director Peter R. Vogt.

11/01/2010 (The New Vision) - BIDCO is pushing the Government to allow it use part of a protected forest reserve on Bugala Island for planting palm trees.

12/01/2010 (The Financial Express), Kolkata - Indonesian exports of palm oil to India is likely to go up by at least 10% in the current marketing year that started in October on the back of higher demand in the subcontinent and favourable weather in Indonesia, leading to a spurt in production.

11/01/2010 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil exports declined 19.47 per cent to 1.21 million tonnes in December compared with November's offake of 1.501 million tonnes, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) announced Monday.

11/01/2010 (NST Online), Kuala Lumpur - Crude palm oil price is expected to soar up to RM2,500 a metric tonne with bright prospects to clinch RM3,000 a metric tonne in the first quarter of this year following higher demand for the commodity from China, India and the European Union. Felda chairman Tan Sri Dr Yusof Noor said the forecast was based on the analyses of various parties and the upward price trend this year.

11/01/2010 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The bad winter conditions in most of the Northern Hemisphere and demand for fuel, has sent oil and coal prices soaring.

11/01/2010 (Bloomberg) - The mustard seed harvest in India may be smaller than a year earlier as dry weather reduced the planting area of the winter-sown crop, said an official at the nation’s biggest group of oilseeds processors.

11/01/2010 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Oil palm plantation players hope the Government will review and restructure the tax, cess and levy imposed on palm oil, said Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) chief executive officer Datuk Mamat Salleh.

09/01/2010 (NST Online), Sandakan - Growing concern about the need for the oil palm sector to do its bit for the environment and to produce edible oil in a sustainable way is the focus of an upcoming workshop here.

09/01/2010 (Daily Times), Islamabad - Palm oil imports into the country declined by 19.90 percent during the first five months of current financial year as against the corresponding period of last year.

07/01/2010 (The Jakarta Post) - In response to The Jakarta Post’s editorial (Dec. 21) on Unilever’s decision to suspend purchases of palm oil from the Sinar Mas Group, it is difficult to understand why Unilever, which chairs the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), does not actively promote certified palm oil.

06/01/2010 (Tampa Bay Online) - Research has shown that - Research has shown that – contrary to what you may have heard - coconut oil is good for you.