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11/09/2008 (The News International), Jakarta - Malaysian crude palm oil futures were little changed on Wednesday but dealers said they expected to see a rise in the afternoon session following news of bullish exports and lower-than-expected stocks data.

11/09/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - China is poised for bumper harvest of grain and oilseeds that should bin last year's shortages. Worried about food prices, Beijing has also agreed to import GM soyabeans. But this frenetic growth in Chinese food supply could make life pretty tough for punters in India. ET helps you join the dots.

11/09/2008 (The Hindu) - Very few diseases are noticed on oil palm grown under irrigated and rain fed conditions. During recent times sporadic occurrence of basal stem rot was noticed in farmers’ gardens under irrigated conditions. Following technology is suggested for identification and management of the disease.

11/09/2008 (The Financial Express) - Prices of palm oil, the world's most consumed vegetable oil, need to decline further to spur more demand from the biofuel and food sectors as stockpiles swell to records, said Dorab Mistry, director at Godrej International Ltd.

09/09/2008 (Tehran Times), Jakarta - The population of Orangutans in Kalimantan or Borneo Island of Indonesia remained under threat of extinction, despite claims by palm oil firms of applying eco-friendly work practices, according to a newspaper here Saturday.

10/09/2008 (Mongabay) - Plunging palm oil prices are increasing its attractiveness as a biofuel feedstock and thereby helping buoy demand for the oilseed, reports Reuters.

10/09/2008 (Leadership Nigeria) - The Coalition Against Import Duty Fraud (CAIDF), a Lagos based non-governmental organisation, has thrown its weight behind the Association of Oil Producers of Nigeria's move to stop some powerful elements in the country from frustrating Federal Government's policy of protecting local palm oil industries.

09/09/2008 (Reuters, India), Singapore - The tide is turning in favour of palm-based biodiesel producers, who aim to boost output in coming months because of improving margins after a near-50 percent drop in palm prices from their record high six months ago.

10/09/2008 (LiveMint), Singapore - The tide is turning in favour of palm oil-based biodiesel producers, who aim to raise output in coming months because of improving margins after a near-50% drop in palm oil prices from their record high six months ago.

10/09/2008 (Business Standard) - Palm oil importers in India seem to be having a tough time. A sharp fall in the prices of palm oil in the international markets have forced many importers to either refrain from taking delivery or defer the delivery of contracted palm oil for a couple of months.

10/09/2008 (Business Standard) - Some relief is on the way for fast-moving consumer goods( FMCG) companies, with prices of crude oil, wheat, milk and palm oil either on the decline or stabilising. Even as flexible packaging prices — which had become a new headache for FMCG companies — may come down on the back of stable crude oil prices, the verdict on production costs is still unclear.

09/09/2008 (Dow Jones), Singapore - New exploration prompted by high oil prices in recent years will lead to a substantial increase in proven and accessible oil reserves in the next two to three years, said James Fry, chairman of London-based commodities consultancy LMC International.