Berita Arkib
12-07-2008
The Economic Times
12 Jul, 2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Crude palm oil prices gained Rs 20 a quintal in the national capital on fresh buying by stockists influenced by firm global trend.
09-07-2008
Biofuels And Biodiversity Don\'t Mix, Ecologists Warn
08/07/2008 (Science News) - Rising demand for palm oil will decimate biodiversity unless producers and politicians can work together to preserve as much remaining natural forest as possible, ecologists have warned. A new study of the potential ecological impact of various management strategies found that very little can be done to make palm oil plantations more hospitable for local birds and butterflies. The findings have major implications for the booming market in biofuels and its impact on biodiversity.
09-07-2008
Palm olein import cost rises: Ghee, cooking oil prices set to increase
09/07/2008 (The Daily Times, Pakistan), Karachi - Due to higher import cost, the manufacturers of vegetable ghee and cooking oil are unable to control the prices and there is no option to control the prices other than reduction in taxes, Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturer’s Association (PVMA) said Tuesday.
09-07-2008
Malaysia Will Not Increase Oil Palm Acreage, Pledges Abdullah
08/07/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, the world's largest palm oil producer, will neither stop nor increase its palm oil production but rather raise yields of the vegetable oil through research and development, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said here Tuesday.
08-07-2008
Palm oil imports begin to meet demand in Ramazan
07/07/2008 (Sindh Today.net), Karachi - Pakistani traders have started closing deals for importing 200,000 tonnes palm oil which will be used in meeting demand of ghee and oil in the holy month of Ramazan.
08-07-2008
The destruction of the rainforest
07/07/2008 (Telegraph.co.uk) - Every year across the world a forest area the size of England, about 32m acres, is destroyed or degraded.
08-07-2008
Edible oils soften on global cues
07/07/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Wholesale prices of select edible oils on Monday lost up to Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital on Monday on stockists selling, triggered by weak trend in Malaysian palm oil.
08-07-2008
Study finds Indonesian orangutan populations declining sharply
07/07/2008 (International Herald Tribune), Bangkok, Thailand - A researcher says the number of orangutans in Indonesia and Malaysia has declined sharply mostly because of illegal logging and the rapid expansion of palm oil plantations.
08-07-2008
Orangutans \'heading for extinction\'
06/07/2008 (Scotland On Sunday) - THE endangered orangutan could become the first great ape to become extinct if urgent action is not taken to protect the species from human encroachment in its native South-East Asia.
08-07-2008
Malaysia Sows the Seed of a Better Life
07/07/2008 (Red Orbit) - Malaysia is blessed to have oil below the sea and onshore. Both crude and palm oil are trading at record-high prices, and contributing significantly to the economy. Business Times interviews Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive officer Tan Sri Yusof Basiron.
08-07-2008
Special Reports: Ethical sourcing: Palm oil – A palm for the soul
07/07/2008 (Ethical Corporation) - Once an unglamorous cheap commodity, palm oil has suddenly become a test case for how far big food and cosmetic brands are committed to sustainability
07-07-2008
New era of windfall profits tax
07/07/2008 (The Star Online) - THE announcement by the government of a tax on ‘windfall profits’ of oil palm plantation operators and independent power producers (IPPs) represents a trend among economies where there are specific sectors benefiting from the bonanza in terms of high prices of certain commodities.