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Indonesia Drags Heels On Deforestation Ban
18/04/2011 (Carbon Positive) - More than three months after a landmark moratorium on deforestation in Indonesia was due to take effect, the initiative is not in place as Jakarta battles to resolve the details of the forest clearing ban. Last year, Norway offered Indonesia $1 billion under a deal that would see Jakarta place a two-year moratorium on forest clearing. The deal is at the frontline of global efforts to establish a REDD+ mechanism to halt deforestation in developing countries and is being watched closely around the world.
Increased fertiliser use can stem loss of W.Africa forest-study
18/04/2011 (Reuters) - West African farmers could have saved 2.1 million hectares of tropical forest from being cleared or degraded if they used more fertiliser to grow crops such as cocoa, cassava and oil palm, according to a study by the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture.
PQ Shipping Activity
18/04/2011 (Pakistan Observer) - Shipping activity remained active at the Port where three ships C.V Anvil Plont, C.V Glory and M.V BBC Nordland carrying containers and project cargo were allotted berths at Port Qasim International Container Terminal and Multi Purpose Terminal respectively on Friday, April 15.
Malaysian Palm Oil Lobby Fires At Xenophon
18/04/2011 (Sydney Morning Herald) - Malaysia's palm oil lobby has reacted angrily to a push for labels to be added to foods containing the substance.
Malaysian Palm Oil’s Big Future In Korea
18/04/2011 (The Korea Herald) - Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities minister opened the inaugural Malaysia-Korea Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar last week.
Snickers-Noodles Surge Drives Cooking-Oil Stocks to 1974 Low
18/04/2011 (Bloomberg) - At a time when consumers are focused on near-record food costs after grain and meat prices surged, stockpiles of edible oils needed to make everything from noodles to fish sticks are dropping to a three-decade low.
Ta Ann Reaping Fruits Of Labour As Palms Mature
18/04/2011 (Business Times) - Ta Ann Holdings Bhd's move to aggressively plant more oil palms in the last five years is literally bearing fruit now.
Refined Palmolein Ease on Poor Demand
15/04/2011 (Business Standard) - Refined palmolein weakened further in an otherwise sluggish oils and oilseeds market here today due to poor demand from retailers on the back of bearish Malaysian advice.
Palm Oil Declines for Third Day on Speculation Output to Gain
15/04/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil dropped for a third day, the worst losing run this month, on speculation increased output from Indonesia and Malaysia, the top growers, will boost supply.
