Berita Arkib

16/11/2007 (The Jakarta Post) -The International Conference on Oil Palm and the Environment (ICOPE) kicked off Thursday at Nusa Dua, Bali, aimed at highlighting environmental sustainability in the palm oil industry.

16/11/2007 (Reuters), Mumbai - Government left tariff values unchanged for six palm group oils and crude soybean oil, a Central Board of Excise and Customs notification said late on Thursday.

14/11/2007 (Channel News Asia), Singapore - Agribusiness group Wilmar International said its third quarter earnings nearly tripled on year, rising 175 percent to US$195 million.

14/11/2007 (Bloomberg) - Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd., Singapore's biggest car-seller by market value, said third- quarter net income rose 76 percent because of a recovery in Indonesia's auto market and higher palm oil prices.

14/11/2007 (Bloomberg) - India's oilseed output may decline this year as dry weather in the state of Rajasthan, the nation's biggest mustard-grower, curbs winter plantings, further boosting purchases of alternatives such as palm oil.

15/11/2007 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Following its merger with Wilmar International Ltd, PPB Oil Palms Bhd will focus mainly on improving production and yield, said managing director Khoo Eng Min.

14/11/2007 (Pacific Magazine) - Papua New Guinea sugar maker Ramu Sugar Ltd (RSL) is set to produce its first crude palm oil next month.

13/11/2007 (The Edge Daily), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian Palm Oil council (MPOC) has unveiled a five-year branding and marketing strategy to improve the country's image as the world’s largest net exporter of palm oil.

13/11/2007 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Negotiations on the India-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) are unlikely to witness any progress at the third East Asia Summit (EAS) beginning next week in Singapore. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who will represent India at the summit, has been briefed by the commerce department on the current impasse in negotiations.

13/11/2007 (Statesman News Service), Thairuvananthapuram - Kerala agriculture minister Mr Mullakkara Ratnakaran is in New Delhi to convince Mr Sharad Pawar, Union agriculture minister, that a ban on palm oil import through the ports of south India is in the coconut farmers’ best interest.

12/11/2007 (International Herald Tribune), Jakarta - Indonesia, the largest palm oil producer in the world, plans to set up a holding company for its 14 state-owned plantation owners, a proposal that may precede a share sale within two years.

13/11/2007 (PTI), New Delhi - The government on Tuesday ruled out any plan to reduce the import duty on edible oils such as soyabean oil and palm oil.