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11/06/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Malaysia’s palm oil inventory at end-May rose 5.72% to 1.37 million tonnes from a 22-month low of 1.29 million tonnes in April, mainly due to higher production.

11/06/2009 (NST Online), Kuala Lumpur - We like to think that all fats are bad. But Carotino Sdn Bhd executive director U.R. Unnithan will tell you that a tablespoon of red palm oil a day helps keep the doctor away.

11/06/2009 (Biodiesel Magazine) - In July 2006, after Greenpeace International authored a report claiming that soya farming was the leading driver of Amazon deforestation, ADM, Cargill and other members of Brazil’s vegetable oil and grain exporting industries “agreed to a voluntary moratorium on trading soy harvested from newly deforested areas in the Amazon biome for a period of two years,” said Bunge Ltd. in a company statement. “The intent was to relieve pressure on the Amazon biome, so work could be undertaken by government, industry, farmers and environmental groups to ensure its long-term protection.” The moratorium is scheduled to end in July after the original agreement was extended last year.

10/06/2009 (Daily Monitor) - Five years ago, some farmers in Kalangala District defied critics and planted palm trees on their land. They are about to reap from the risk they took.

09/06/2009 (Food Biz Daily) - India’s vegetable oils for first six months of the oil year 2008-09 shows an unusual increase by 64% to 4,292,088 tons from 2,611,829 tons for the same period of last year. Import during April, 2009 became double and is reported at 699,396 tons compared to 347,332 tons for April, 2008.

09/06/2009 (The Star Online) - THE issue on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified palm oil not being able to fetch a good premium price in Europe has become fodder for constant debate lately.

08/06/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Malaysia risks losing its reputation as a producer of top quality palm oil if rampant theft of the commodity goes unchecked.

05/06/2009 (Bloomberg) - India, the world’s biggest buyer of vegetable oils after China, must increase the benchmark import price of refined palmolein to prevent a glut of imported edible oils, the country’s second-biggest buyer said.

05/06/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Malaysia’s palm oil exports to India will likely register a cutback in the second half of this year due to India’s huge edible oils reserves and a possible re-imposition of import duties on vegetable oils, analysts said.

04/06/2009 (Cosmetic Design Europe.com) - Unilever’s Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman has re-stated the importance of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) as a crucial measure in reducing deforestation.

03/06/2009 (Reuters) - Western countries are using climate change as an excuse to constrain palm oil production in Asia because it competes with Western business interests, Indonesia's palm oil industry chief said on Wednesday.

03/06/2009 (Alternative Media Group) - Palm oil is now included in one out of every 10 products you’ll find on the supermarket shelf. That includes cosmetics, spreads and just about everything in between including detergents, chocolate and even bread. You probably won’t even know it’s there because the manufacturers aren’t obliged to tell you on the label.