Berita Arkib

20/05/2008 (Mongabay.com) - More than half of the oil palm expansion between 1990 and 2005 in Malaysia and Indonesia occurred at expense of forests, reports a new analysis published in the journal Conservation Letters. The conversion had a "detrimental" impact on regional biodiversity say the authors.

19/05/2008 (Guardian Unlimited, UK), Berlin - The first consignments of palm oil, certified as produced using farming which has not involve destroying tropical rain forests, will arrive in Germany in the second half of this year, the German edible oil industry association OVID said on Monday.

19/05/2008 (Checkbiotech), Lima - Colombian sugar and palm oil producer Manuelita aims to consolidate its expansion in Latin America and become a significant regional producer of biofuels, the group's president said on Friday.

19/05/2008 (Los Angeles Times) - While showering a few weeks ago, I realized I had run out of conditioner. So I reached up and grabbed my wife's bottle -- Clairol Herbal Essences Rainforest Flowers, "with essences of nourishing palm."

19/05/2008 (Commodity Online), KUala Lumpur - In an attempt to stabilize domestic rice supply in the country, Malaysia is prepared to offer palm oil in exchange for rice to any rice-exporting country.

19/05/2008 (The Bangkok Post) - A former tangerine orchard in Rangsit could be the next frontier in local biodiesel development, with heavy-duty support from a number of government agencies.

18/05/2008 (Journalgazette), Mumbai - A northeast Indiana farmer is selling soybeans for the highest prices he’s ever been paid.

17/05/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Select edible oil prices led by soyabean firmed up in the national capital during the week ending today on restricted supplies amid rising global prices and closed with significant gains.

16/05/2008 (The Edge Daily), Kuala Lumpur - The government is reviewing the implementation of the Cooking Oil Subsidy Scheme (COSS), and is considering the possibility of returning the special cess collected under the scheme in the form of tax rebate to oil palm planters.

16/05/2008 (Reuters, India) - Indonesian crude palm oil prices fell on Friday, pressed down by losses in the Malaysian market, prompting players to the market's sidelines.

15/05/2008 (MPOB Tehran) – For the period Jan-May 2008, Iran received a total of 158,000 tonnes of bulk palm oil, mostly Malaysian origin. GTC imported three lots 25,000; 20,000 and 25,000 tonnes; while MODALLAL took 2 lots of 10,000 tonnes each; BEHSHAR took 60,000 tonnes and others 8,000 tonnes in Flexi-packaging.

09/05/2008 (Biodiesel Magazine) - While global oilseed ending stocks continue to shrink, production is projected to recover from last year’s decline in global oilseed production in over a decade, according to the USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report released Friday, May 9. The report projects global oilseed ending stocks for 2007-’08 at 56.7 million tons, down 0.5 million tons from last month’s figure. Most of the decrease is due to lower projected soybean stocks in the United States resulting from a 15 million bushel increase in projected exports. Soybean stocks for Brazil and Argentina are projected at a combined 39.8 million tons, down 1.5 million from 2006-’07.