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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
Vegetable oils import declines 17% in Jan
16/02/2011 (Business Line) - Vegetable oils import declined 17 per cent in January compared with the same period a year ago on higher domestic oilseeds crop.
WHY BIOFUELS HELP PUSH UP WORLD FOOD PRICES
16/02/2011 (TIME) - It's easy to miss amid the drama of Egypt — though the two stories are connected — but the world is in the grip of a full-blown food crisis.
Why keep silent?
14/02/2011 (The Sun Daily Online) - THIS was the headline in The Telegraph two weeks ago. The article went on to say that new satellite imagery has shown, with demand for palm oil, land has been cleared indiscriminately. "We never knew exactly what was happening in Malaysia and Borneo," the newspaper quoted Alex Kaat from Wetlands International as saying. "Now we see there is a huge expansion (of deforestation) with annual rates that are beyond imagination."
Use of waste from palm oil extraction to fuel power generation
14/02/2011 (The Denki Shimbun (The Electric Daily News)) - In Malaysia, a thermal power generation project using waste from the milling of palm fruit for oil extraction as fuel has gotten on track. Initially, there was a problem with unsteady combustion temperature in boilers due to an inability to skillfully adjust the amount of moisture in the fuel, but this problem was resolved with experience, and the boiler now remains in stable operation.
B1bn for palm oil subsidy
14/02/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The Commerce Ministry will seek a budget of one billion baht to subsidise prices of palm oil sold to consumers as shortages continue.
Go with industrial commodities; bullion may witness profit taking on Egypt resolution
14/02/2011 (Daily News & Analysis India) - The markets witnessed a lower turnover week as traders displayed caution due to the unfolding drama in Egypt.
Cooking oil subsidy to stay despite ‘leakages’
14/02/2011 (BorneoPost online) - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok yesterday confirmed that the government has no plans to reduce the cooking oil subsidy although it is costly.
Ghee, cooking oil prices increased by Rs 10 per kg
14/02/2011 (Pakistan Observer) - Manufactures have increased prices of cooking oil/ghee by Rs 10 per kg during the outgoing week, revealed a survey. Traders told that manufacturers of ghee and cooking oil had warned of further surge in prices of the commodities by Rs 5 to Rs 10 per kg in next few days.
India: FTA will boost Malaysia palm oil sector
11/02/2011 (The Star Online) - Next week's free trade agreement (FTA) signing between Malaysia and India will be a further boost for the country's palm oil sector and Sabah, in particular, stands to benefit.
