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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Malaysia Can Achieve 5-6 Per Cent Growth This Year, Says Economist
03/06/2011 (Bernama) - Malaysia can achieve between 5.0 and 6.0 per cent economic growth this year, backed by domestic demand and despite the slow global economic recovery amid higher commodity prices, says an economist.
MMTC Invites Bids For Import of 20,000 T of Edible Oil
03/06/2011 (Hindu Business Line) - To boost domestic supply of edible oil, state-owned trading company MMTC has invited bids for the import of 20,000 tonnes of RBD palmolein and crude palm oil.
Malaysia Exports Expected To Slow Down in April
03/06/2011 (Business Times) - Exports, which have been buoyed by commodities, are expected to slow down in April on the back of a correction in commodity prices, economists said.
Cooking Oil Imports To Rise on Switch To Cotton
03/06/2011 (Financial Express) - Cooking oil imports by India, the biggest user after China, may rebound next year as record prices prompt farmers to devote more area to cotton than oilseeds, according to Govindlal G. Patel “Farmers earned four times more from cotton than oilseeds last year,†Patel, who’s been trading oils for more than four decades, said in a phone interview from Rajkot. “Oilseeds farmers are not excited over prediction of a normal monsoon this year.â€
Palm Oil Drops as Larger Oilseed Output Boosts Supply Outlook
02/06/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil declined to the lowest level in a week on speculation that output from Malaysia, the second- largest producer, may have expanded as much as 20 percent in May, and on expectations that global oilseed output will grow.
Indonesia\'s Citra Borneo Aims To Raise Up To $360 Mln In Palm Oil IPO
02/06/2011 (Reuters) - Indonesian palm oil plantation firm Citra Borneo Indah is aiming to raise between $200 million to $360 million in an initial public offering during the second half of this year, three sources familiar with the deal said on Wednesday.
B5 Biodiesel Programme Begins – Putrajaya Kicks Things Off
02/06/2011 (ASEAN Automotive News) - The palm oil-based B5 biodiesel programme began as scheduled today – the fuel was officially launched by Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok at the Petronas station in Precinct 9D in Putrajaya earlier this evening.
Feronia Inc. Announces Barging Operation at Yaligimba
02/06/2011 (Market Wire) - Feronia Inc. ("Feronia" or the "Company")(TSX VENTURE:FRN) is pleased to announce that has now established the necessary barging capacity to transport all fruit produced at its Yaligimba Plantation to its mill at Lokutu Plantation.
Major Cereal Firm Turns To Dow For Palm-Oil Replacement
02/06/2011 (FoodNavigator.com) - Dow Agrosciences is confident sales volumes of its omega-9 mono-unsaturate-rich oils will triple in the next two-to-three years as manufacturers making everything from breakfast cereal to microwave popcorn try to cut saturated fat.
