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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
Malaysia Exports Up 7.1% in July
12/09/2011 (AFP) - Malaysia said its exports, the mainstay of the country's economy, increased 7.1 percent year-on-year in July, easing from the previous month as the global economy slows down.
Malaysia\'s Foreign Investments Steady
12/09/2011 (Channel Asia News) - Foreign direct investment inflows into Malaysia have been holding up, despite the global economic uncertainty.
OSK Says \"Aye\" To Sarawak Oil Palms
12/09/2011 (Bernama) - OSK Research continued to like Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd (SOP), which will be included in the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index from today, as it has one of the most favourable tree age profiles within their plantation universe.
Biofusion To Diversify Into Industrial Waste Recycling Business
12/09/2011 (Bernama) - BioFusion Sdn Bhd, a BioNexus-status company involved in bioremediation activities for the treatment of agricultural waste and soil amelioration, plans to diversify into the industrial waste recycling business within a year.
Trade Deficit Widens to 19.54% in July-August
12/09/2011 (Daily Times) - The country’s exports and imports witnessed a significant imbalance as trade deficit widened by 19.54 percent in the first two months of the financial year 2011-12, Federal Board of Statistics (FBS) reported on Saturday.
BI To Require Exporters To Bring Home Overseas Funds
12/09/2011 (Jakarta Post) - Bank Indonesia (BI) will require exporters and debtors to bring home funds parked overseas to Indonesia-based banks in a move that will add billions of dollars in foreign exchange liquidity and ease pressures on the rupiah.
Areca Growers Reject Scheme to Replace Disease-Hit Palms
12/09/2011 (Hindu Business Line) - Arecanut growers whose plantations have been hit by yellow leaf disease (YLD) in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada have rejected a proposal of the government to replace disease-hit palms with new saplings under a scheme of the National Horticulture Mission.
EU to Delay Action on Biofuels\' Indirect Impact
12/09/2011 (Commodities Now Online) - The European Union's top climate and energy officials have agreed to delay by up to seven years rules that would penalise individual biofuels for their indirect climate impacts, details of the deal showed. The political compromise is designed to protect EU farmers' incomes and existing investments in the bloc's 17 billion euro-a-year ($24 billion) biofuel sector, while discouraging new investments in biofuels that do nothing to fight climate change.
Sustainable Trade Road Map Being Prepared to Boost Exports
12/09/2011 (Jakarta Post) - The government is designing a road map for sustainable trade, which is expected to be finish this year, in a bid to boost its export edge and enhance the competitiveness of local products amidst new challenges from overseas markets.
