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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
Palm Oil Drops Most in Two Months as U.S. Soybean Acres May Gain
13/04/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil declined the most in more than two months on speculation that U.S. farmers may increase soybean planting, potentially boosting supplies of the crop that can be crushed to make a substitute oil.
\'Palm Oil Industry Not A Threat to Orang Utans\'
13/04/2012 (Malaysia Chronicle) - Conservation Efforts-Stakeholders, wildlife departments and NGOs such as MPOC have also taken steps to protect the ape species.
Equatorial Palm Oil Announces Repayment of US$10 Mln Loan
13/04/2012 (Proactive Investors UK) - Liberia-focused Equatorial Palm Oil (LON:PAL) said today its US$10 million loan to Geoff Palm Ltd had been repaid in full.
Govt To Counter Negative Opinions of Indonesian CPO
13/04/2012 (Jakarta Post) - The government considers claims of environmental destruction being lodged against the Indonesian palm oil industry as a part of a trade war, which has to be countered by providing accurate information on real conditions, a senior minister said Thursday.
Palm Oil To Hover Below 3,590 Ringgit
13/04/2012 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil is expected to either hover below 3,590 ringgit per tonne or retrace to 3,530 ringgit as a small double-top has formed around 3,626 ringgit.
Golden Land To Expand Plantation
13/04/2012 (The Star) - Golden Land Bhd has proposed to buy an Indonesian company for US$5.4mil (RM16.6mil) and this could expand the group's oil palm plantation area overseas by another 10,000ha.
CPO Futures End Easier On Profit-taking Activities
13/04/2012 (Business Times) - The crude palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended easier yesterday on profit-taking, dealers said.
Activity At Karachi And Qasim Ports
13/04/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 66,879 tonnes of cargo comprising1 14,243 tonnes of import cargo and 52,636 tonnes of export cargo including 2,777 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday.
SBY Aide Vows to Probe Aceh Forest Concession
13/04/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - An aide to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern over a recent court ruling that cleared the outgoing Aceh governor’s action in granting a plantation concession in an ostensibly protected forest.
