Berita Arkib
21-03-2005
Indonesia to protest hike in Indian palm oil duty
Mumbai , March 20 - UPSET with last month's steep hike in the customs dutyon palm group of oils, Indonesia, world's second largest producer andexporter, has decided to lodge a protest on the ground that the Indianduty structure favours soyabean oil and discriminates against palm oil.
21-03-2005
Japanese firm Nisshin Oillio to begin exporting fa
3/16/2005 Nikkei English News TOKYO -- Nisshin Oillio Group Inc. will infiscal 2005 start overseas sales of value-added edible oil products thathelp prevent the buildup of cholesterol and fat, company officials said.
21-03-2005
Level Playing Field Not Possible With Subsidies
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Bernama) -- The call for a "level playing field" inagriculture could only be achieved if major players provide the necessaryleadership, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk PeterChin, said on Thursday.
21-03-2005
Lion Forest in Indon oil palm venture
Saturday March 19, 2005 - LION Forest Industries Bhd has entered into ajoint venture with Pemerintah Kabupaten Malinau (PKM) to develop 40,000haof oil palm plantation and build two crude palm oil mills in MalinauRegency, Kalimantan Timur.
21-03-2005
Malaysia seeks US partners to make biodiesel
16-03-2005 - Malaysia, the world's biggest producer of palm oil, wants topartner with US firms to produce and market biodiesel for the automotiveindustry, Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin was quoted as saying onMarch 15.
21-03-2005
Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok buys KTV Oil Mills fo
3/18/05 - Billionaire Robert Kuok has acquired KTV Oil Mills, a largeedible oil company in South India, to introduce imported oil under its owninternational brand name. The deal, worth around Rs 80-crore, is thesecond-largest in the sector, after Bunge took over HLL’s Dalda. But don’tthink of the buyers as barbarians at the gate.
21-03-2005
Pakistan seeks to be self-sufficient in edible oil
3/18/2005 Pakistan Press International ISLAMABAD - Minister for Food,Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has called upon theagriculture scientists to devote their services to make the countryself-sufficient in edible oil production.
21-03-2005
Palm oil may contain non-permitted colour consider
March 20, 2005 OTTAWA (CP) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency warnedpeople Thursday not to consume certain Heritage brand Palm Oils becausethey may contain a non-permitted colour that has been associated withcancer.
21-03-2005
Philippine Gov't Eyes Palm Oil Projects In Mindana
DAVAO CITY, March 18 Asia Pulse - The government is exploring investmentopportunities from Middle East countries to invest in palm oil projects insouthern Philippines to provide livelihoods for indigenous peoples andMuslim folks in Mindanao.
21-03-2005
Private palm oil millers urged to fully automate m
3/14/2005 Business Times - PRIVATE palm oil millers need to strive tofully automate their mills to lessen dependence on manual labour.
14-03-2005
Felda turns to outside sources due to dry spell
Monday March 14, 2005 - KUALA TERENGGANU: Felda will get more oil palmfruit from private plantations following a drop in its own supply duringthe current dry season.
14-03-2005
India's summer oilseeds output seen to rise
Sunday March 13, 9:24 PM NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, the world's largestedible oil importer, is likely to harvest a bigger summer oilseed cropbecause of an increase in the area under cultivation, an industryassociation said on Sunday.