Berita Arkib

09/02/2008 (The Daily Times, Pakistan), Karachi - The sale of ghee and cooking oil has declined considerably in the wake of an unabated cycle of upward revision in prices by their manufacturers, which squeezed the purchasing power of consumers.

07/02/2008 (LiveMint.com), Dubai - No sooner did Indonesia signal higher export taxes on palm oil than India said it may cut import duty. The moves by the two governments highlight the struggle to contain living costs for their 1.3 billion people.

29/01/2008 (The Bangkok Post) - Bowing to complaints from refiners about rising raw material prices, the Internal Trade Department yesterday approved an increase in cooking palm oil prices by four baht per litre. Yanyong Phuangrach, the department's director-general, said the price would be raised from 43.50 baht per one-litre bottle to 47.50 baht to reflect rising costs of processors.

28/01/2008 (AllAfrica.com) - The Menoua Divisional Delegate of Commerce and Industries recently cracked down on palm oil dealers in Dschang.

28/01/2008 (The Hindu Business Line), New Delhi - Prices of palmolien oil declined by Rs 50 in the wholesale oil and oilseed market on Monday on stockists selling. However, prices of other edible oils moved in a tight range on small bouts of trade and settled at previous levels. Palmolien r bd moved down by Rs 50 to settle at Rs 5,800 a quintal on reduced offtake.

28/01/2008 (Commodity Online) - On Monday, global edible oil complex were pressurized by weak export data from Malaysia. Weakness in crude oil prices also dampened the market sentiments, as the oil prices play a part in directing the edible oil prices as it is also used as a raw material for biofuels.

28/01/2008 (The New Vision, Uganda) - AS the volatile Middle East continues to affect global oil supply, countries like Uganda are chocking on heavy oil import costs. Crude fossil oil prices touched $100 (sh171,000) per barrel this year and are expected to reach the $150 (sh256,500) mark in two years.

29/01/2008 (The Star Online) - The latest ambitious blueprint for regional growth should spur the state to be on par with those in the peninsula by 2025. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman outlines his vision for the Sabah Development Corridor.

27/01/2008 (Sify.com) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Friday with strong gains in soya oil and the energy complex. Exports were lower, offsetting falling production. Moreover, Chinese buying in the coming weeks are expected to be lower due to Lunar New Year holidays and production to increase simultaneously.

25/01/2007 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - Soyoil futures rose on Friday after Indonesia raised its base export price for rival palm oil, a move that could push up domestic prices as the country imports 40 per cent of its vegetable oils.

28/01/2007 (The Bangkok Post) - Palm-oil prices have fallen sharply since the Commerce Ministry allowed imports of fresh palm earlier this month to ease a local shortage, says a local palm-oil producer.

28/01/2008 (The Nation Multimedia, Thailand) - A new national biofuel organisation will be formed by the end of the year and will include representatives of the government, the private sector and the public.