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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 Up 0.4% On Strong Global Cues
15/02/2012 (Business Standard) - Tracking a firming global trend, crude palm oil prices rose by Rs 2.20 to Rs 533 per 10 kg in futures trading today.
India\'s January Vegetable Oils Imports Down
15/02/2012 (Business Recorder) - India imported 659,979 tonnes of vegetable oils in January, down 8.5 percent from a year earlier, data released by a leading trade body showed on Tuesday, lower than the average forecast in a Reuters survey Palm oil imports - the bulk of India's edible oil purchases - eased 2.6 percent in January to 511,043 tonnes, data released by the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) showed.
Indonesia Ready To Respond To EPA Warning
15/02/2012 (Tempo Interactive) - The government is ready to respond to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notification on Indonesian oil palm products and their derivatives which have been considered to be environmentally unfriendly. Agriculture Ministry, Trade Ministry, and other ministries engaging in technical matter have gathered research data and are ready to respond to the warning.
Felda Targets $6.9B Market Value in Malaysia
15/02/2012 (Bloomberg) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd., Malaysia’s biggest plantation operator, aims to file documents this week for the nation’s biggest initial share sale in more than a year, the parent company’s chairman said.
Turkey Expects Bilateral Trade With Malaysia To Increase To US$2 Billion
15/02/2012 (Bernama) - Turkey expects its bilateral trade with Malaysia to increase to US$2 billion this year from US$1.75 billion last year, driven by the huge potential in the construction sector and the signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) expected by mid-year.
The Dash Across Is Growing Difficult For Iranian Exporters In Oman
15/02/2012 (The National) - Iranian exporters in Oman are struggling to send home staples, such as rice, in the face of US-led sanctions against Iran.
Kinnow Export To Increase With Indonesia
15/02/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) signed between Pakistan and Indonesia early this month, is expected to be ratified by the end of March, officials said on Tuesday.
Warning For Food Dealers
15/02/2012 (Fiji Times) - Unscrupulous food dealers who breach food safety laws face up to five years imprisonment if caught.
Inflation Falls Two-Yr Low At 6.55 Pc
15/02/2012 (India Blooms) - India's annual rate of inflation for the month of January this year dropped at 6.55 per cent, the lowest in the past over 25 months.
