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HONG KONG (August 01 2003) : Several soyabean cargoes remain stranded atChinese ports due to import restrictions, and some buyers are consideringcancelling deliveries despite talk of moves to allow vessels through,traders said on Thursday.

KIEV (Ukraine), July 15 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr MahathirMohamad has expressed Malaysia's hope that Ukraine could provide adistribution centre for Malaysian palm oil and other products for the EastEuropean market.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- The momentum of trade and investmentpromotion activities will be intensified in 2003, the Ministry ofInternational Trade and Industry (MITI) said in its 2002 report releasedThursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Association(MPOA) has written to the Ministry of Agriculture requesting that it beincluded as a committee member in the review of the ban on paraquat.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) -- The potential for more Malaysian palmoil to penetrate Ukraine and its neighbouring areas including theCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries can be further enhancedif exported via the Ukrainian port city of Odessa.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- World Trade Organisation (WTO) membersnegotiating to liberalise global trade must ensure the talks producetangible benefits for developing countries through flexibilities, specialand differential treatment, and enhanced capacity building.

HONG KONG (July 23 2003) : China's soya imports are reaching 20 milliontonnes or more this year, almost double that in 2002, despite plans tocurb soyabean imports lasting about a month from late September, traderssaid on Tuesday.

KARACHI (July 24 2003) : The Pakistan Coconut and Oil Palm PlantationSociety (PCOPS) is preparing a comprehensive plan for monsoon treeplantation.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24 2003) : Edible oils importers in India, the world'slargest consumer, have shown fresh interest in palm oil following recentfalls in futures prices, dealers said on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24 2003) : Malaysian palm oil futures sustained a bigsell-off on Wednesday, falling to their lowest level in 14 months on longliquidation, fears of rising output and a weakening soyaoil market,traders said.

HAMBURG (July 23 2003) : Global 2003/04 production of the seven mainoilseeds is likely to rise to 340.4 million tonnes from 319.2 milliontonnes in the previous season, Hamburg-based newsletter Oil World said.

KARACHI (July 23 2003) : Pakistan's palm oil market was sluggish in thepast week as importers said their positions for the month were alreadycovered and they wanted world prices to settle down before placing neworders.