Berita Arkib

07/08/2009 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil could average 2,300 ringgit ($657) a metric ton this year, 10 percent higher than a previous forecast, amid concerns that an El Nino may curb output as the weather pattern parches parts of Asia, Deutsche Bank AG said.

07/08/2009 (ABC News) - Measuring the value of climate-safe livelihoods against the mighty chocolate bar can be a hard line to swallow, writes Friends of the Earth's Derec Davies.

07/08/2009 (My Palm Oil) - I'm now on vacation in Los Angeles, California. This morning, I sauntered into a local chain grocer called Trader Joe's, famed for catering to shoppers who care deeply for certified organic food. California is the first state in the US to ban trans fat from its food and palm oil would deem ideal to fulfill this health requirement.

07/08/2009 (The Jakarta Herald) - Indonesian stocks gained for a third day on Friday as energy companies and palm oil producers surged.

07/08/2009 (Friends of the Earth Brisbane) - Friends of the Earth on the front foot against claims of condemning many South-East Asian populations to a life of poverty.

06/08/2009 (FnB News.com) - Reliance Industries Ltd - PET division, leading manufacturers of PET resin in India, has announced 2nd national seminar on edible oil packaging - "Packaging trends and technologies for edible oil business solutions." The seminar will take place on August 21, 2009, at 4pm - ITC Mughal in Agra.

06/08/2009 (Financial Times) - Indonesia is launching a commodities exchange to trade crude palm oil and other raw materials, in a fresh sign of Asian emerging countries following the path of independent projects in Singapore and Hong Kong.

06/08/2009 (Reuters) - Australasian palm oil producer New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPO.L) expects higher raw material prices and new refining capacity to help to drive growth, it said on Thursday after reporting a sharp drop in first-half profit.

05/08/2009 (Bloomberg) - Edible oil imports by India, the world’s biggest buyer after China, probably declined in July after record purchases this year boosted domestic stockpiles.

06/08/2009 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil futures dropped, ending the longest rally in six months, tracking crude oil and soybean oil lower. Palm oil is a substitute in fuel and food applications.

05/08/2009 (Bloomberg) - Edible oil imports by India, the world’s biggest buyer after China, probably declined in July after record purchases this year boosted domestic stockpiles.

05/08/2009 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's top palm oil state of Sabah will see output in July falling up to 15 percent because of biological tree stress, potentially cutting into stocks and forcing big buyer China to source more palm oil from Indonesia.