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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Supply tightening boosts value for Malaysian palm oil
Walmart Pledges to Get Tough on Sustainable Goals
20/04/2012 (Fresh Food Portal) - Supermarket giant Walmart plans to elminate unsustainable palm oil from all its private label products by 2015.
Sea Cucumber Farmers Concerned Over Proposed Palm Oil Processing Plant
20/04/2012 (Bernama) - Kampung Hujung sea cucumber farmers in Jambongan Island have expressed concern over the plan by a company to set up a palm oil processing plant on the island, saying the move would affect their livelihood.
Mistry Stands By Palm-Oil Rally Forecast, Likes Wilmar
20/04/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil may gain 15 percent by the end of June, according to Godrej International Ltd.’s Dorab Mistry, restating a yearlong call for a rally to 4,000 ringgit ($1,303) a metric ton after prices dipped.
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Edges Down on Cloudy Demand Outlook
19/04/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped on Wednesday as investors feared that the euro zone debt crisis could hurt demand for the edible oil, although losses were curbed as a successful Spanish debt sale helped ease some worries.
Palm Oil Drops on Speculation 13% Price Gain May Deter Buyers
19/04/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil fell to the lowest level in more than two weeks on speculation that the 13 percent rally since the end of January will deter importers and on expectations that production may gain this month in Malaysia.
Research & Devt: Red Palm Oil, Our Health Elixir – Dr. Chukeze
19/04/2012 (Vanguard) - Many diseases hitherto unknown to our ancestors are becoming commonplace in Africa today as a result of change in lifestyle. Incidence of cancer, diabetes, hypertension etc., are on the rise. Westernisation has affected every area of the African life; from fashion to diet. Scientists are of the opinion that going back to our natural foods will help immensely.
Palm Oil Producers Keen To Invest in PH
19/04/2012 (Manila Standard Today) - The Malaysian Oil Palm Council has asked the Philippine government to accept more investors in oil palm cultivation.
MCKIP To Further Enhance Malaysia-China Bilateral Trade
19/04/2012 (Bernama) - The Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), expected to take off within the next six months, will enhance bilateral trade between the two countries.
Kalimantan Palm Plantations Threaten Last Pygmy Elephants
19/04/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - With no more than 80 Borneo pygmy elephants left in Indonesia, the massive clearing of forests to make way for palm oil plantations poses a major threat to the survival of the species, environmentalists warn.
