Berita Arkib
12-04-2005
Soybean stocks continue to rise
4/11/2005 - Global stocks of soybeans continue to rise after a draw-downin recent years, with production to reach 52.6 million tonnes in 2004/05,15.2 million tonnes more than in 2003/04.
12-04-2005
Sudarat sees fuel answer in oil palm
11/4/05- The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has plans to plantanother five million rai of oil palm, specifically for use in bio-dieselproduction in the South, the Northeast, the East and even someneighbouring countries.
09-04-2005
Indonesia's CPO Exports Predicted To Rise 8%
JAKARTA, April 5 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's exports of crude palm oil wereestimated to grow by 8 per cent in the first quarter of this year from thesame period last year, producers said.
09-04-2005
Philippine Palm Oil Industry's Supply Gap Set To R
DAVAO CITY, April 7 Asia Pulse - The Philippine Palm Oil DevelopmentCouncil, Inc. (PPDCI) painted a bleak picture of the Philippines palm oilindustry as "supply gap" is projected to increase.
08-04-2005
Bullish Outlook For Malaysia's Palm Oil
PUTRAJAYA, April 7 (Bernama) -- Palm oil prices may move beyond RM1,650per tonnes in the second half of this year should supply be adverselyaffected by the recent dry season or if mineral oil prices continue tostay above US$50 per barrel, said a Germany-based consultant ThomasMielke.
08-04-2005
French food standards agency report recommends lim
4/7/2005 - The French Food Standards Agency (Agence Francaise de SecuriteSanitaire des Aliments) has produced a comprehensive report (in French) onthe risk and benefits of trans fatty acids. It considers both the isomersof conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which occur naturally, and those whichare the result of industrial processes such as the hydrogenation ofvegetable oils.
07-04-2005
Canada hold first trans fat talks
4/6/2005 - Canada’s trans fat task force held its first meeting on Fridayto decide what needs tackling and looked at the risks and benefits ofvarious alternatives to the much maligned oil.
07-04-2005
Costs rise for food makers as paper trail on sudan
05/04/05 - Europe’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health(CCFAC) endorsed a Commission proposal to add curcuma (turmeric) andvirgin palm oil to the list of food products which must be certified asfree of sudan dyes (sudan I, II, III and Scarlet Red/Sudan IV), in orderto gain entry into the EU.
07-04-2005
Philippine Palm Oil Industry's Supply Gap Set to R
DAVAO CITY, April 7 Asia Pulse - The Philippine Palm Oil DevelopmentCouncil, Inc. (PPDCI) painted a bleak picture of the Philippines palm oilindustry as "supply gap" is projected to increase.PPDCI Secretary Abdulla Pendatun said the supply gap scenario is expectedto continue following increases in domestic demand but a sharp reductionin local production.
07-04-2005
RI crude palm oil exports rose by 35.63% last year
06/04/05 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta - Indonesia exported 8.66 million tonsof crude palm oil last year, or up about a third from the previous year's6.39 million tons, thanks to better production, according to data from theCentral Statistic Agency (BPS) and Gapki.
06-04-2005
Felda to set up RM25m biotech centre
The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is setting up a RM25million biotechnology centre in Negri Sembilan to conduct research intotissue culture and develop commercially viable nutraceutical andpharmaceutical products.
06-04-2005
Hovid To Set R&D Centre In India And China Next Ye
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) -- Pharmaceutical product manufacturerHovid Bhd is targeting to set up a production or research and development(R&D) centre in India and China by next year.