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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
Analyst: Glenealy Plantations Still An ‘Undervalued’ Stock
31/01/2012 (Borneo Post) - Glenealy Plantations (Malaya) Bhd (Glenealy Plantations) remains an undervalued stock and offers plenty of upside considering recent offers of privatisation by its major shareholder making buyback offers of public shares.
Keeping Producers, Consumers Happy A Challenge For Govt
31/01/2012 (The Nation) - Tackling a sharp rise in the cost of living is expected to be a key challenge for the government this year, as a host of pressures threaten to lead to the marking up of goods prices.
Nigeria: Flour Mills Invests N7 Billion in Edible Oil
31/01/2012 (AllAfrica.com) - Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc said it will invest N7 billion on a new 500 metric ton per day edible oil extraction and refining facility in Ibadan.
Palm Oil Unlikely To Rally on Tight Fundamentals
30/01/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Vegetable oil traders across the world have been watching closely the South American weather developments, which are threatening to shake the market up with its somewhat sedate condition in recent months. It is becoming increasingly clear that the global vegetable oil market balance sheet for 2011-12 (October-September) is likely to stay tight (but not get into serious deficit), assuming that Brazil and Argentina face no major crop disaster. Ample stocks of South American soya bean are sure to retard any possible rally.
Palm-Biofuels Fail To Meet US Green Standards: EPA
30/01/2012 (The Sun) - Palm oil biofuel has failed to meet greenhouse gas saving standards to qualify for the US renewable fuels programme, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said, dealing another blow for southeast Asian producers in search of new markets.
Commodities Stay Resilient After US Federal Reserve Chairman’s Remarks
30/01/2012 (The Star) - GOLD prices rallied strongly and penetrated above 1700.00 benchmarks after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke signalled the possibility of maintaining the near zero interest rate until 2014.
Trade Minister Launches 2.8 Million Fund To Support MSMEs
30/01/2012 (GhanaWeb) - The Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Hanna Tetteh has launched a 2.8 million dollar Business Development Services (BDS) Fund with a call on the private sector to access the facility to improve their business performance.
Cooperatives Urged To Cultivate Idle Land
30/01/2012 (Borneo Post) - Cooperatives in the state must work with the state and federal government to develop or cultivate idle land in Sabah, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said.
Indonesia\'s First Quarter Crude Palm Oil Output Seen Up
30/01/2012 (Business Recorder) - Crude palm oil (CPO) output in Indonesia, the world's top producer of the vegetable oil, is seen rising 8 percent from a year ago to 4.5 million tonnes in the first quarter, an industry group said on Thursday.
