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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
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
India to Cut Cooking Oil Imports by Boosting Local Supplies
14/10/2011 (Bloomberg) - India, the world’s biggest buyer of palm oil and lentils, plans to provide financial incentives to farmers to boost domestic production and pare reliance on imports in the next five years, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said.
Commodity Taxes: What Actually is Indonesia Up To?
14/10/2011 (Commodity Online) - Indonesia, the world’s biggest exporter of palm oil had recently hiked the tariffs applicable for Crude Palm Oil and halved export duties for refined palm oil.
Cutting Out Palm Oil From Animal Diets
14/10/2011 (All About Feed) - “Dairy farmers are likely to come under increasing pressure to remove palm oil from their cows’ diets following recent retail moves to cut the level of saturated fats in milk,†says Mark Townsend, sales manager of Ufac-UK.
Co-op in Palm Oil Pledge
14/10/2011 (British Baker) - The Co-operative Group has claimed it is the largest UK supermarket to certify all of its palm oil as sustainable.
Crude Palm Oil turns weak on profit-taking
14/10/2011 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices declined by Rs 2.80 to Rs 465.70 per 10 kg in the futures trade today on profit-taking, driven by subdued demand in spot market.
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Hits 2-Week High Ahead of USDA Data
13/10/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures climbed to a near two-week high on Wednesday, as short covering ahead of a key agriculture report from the United States lifted the market.
Astra Agro Sells 6,000 Tons of Palm Oil in Auction
13/10/2011 (Bloomberg) - PT Astra Agro Lestari, Indonesia’s biggest listed plantation company by market value, accepted bids for half of the 12,000 tons of palm oil that it offered at an auction in Jakarta today.
Govt Urged To Protect Orangutans Against Palm Oil Plantation Companies
13/10/2011 (MCOT) - The Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to instruct the Forestry Ministry and the National Police to protect orangutans from the cruelty and brutality of palm oil plantation companies in Kalimantan.
Global CPO Demand To Drop If Economic Slump Persists
13/10/2011 (Borneo Post) - Crude palm oil (CPO) demand is forecasted to decline if the current global economic growth slows down in the fourth quarter of 2011 (4Q11).
