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Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
Palm oil inventories to stay elevated next year
CPO Reference Price Falls 3.9 Percent in December 2025
Landbank allots P50B to food program
04/10/2010 (Business Insight) - The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) yesterday said that it has allocated P50 billion for the Food Supply Chain Program in support of the government’s thrusts of attaining food self-sufficiency and increasing agricultural productivity.
The Body Shop sends clear message to palm oil suppliers
04/10/2010 (Carrentals) - UK cosmetics firm The Body Shop have cut commercial links with a major supplier of palm oil after allegations that the company is pushing for the eviction of hundreds of peasants in Columbia where they plan to develop a palm oil plantation.
\'CPO prices to stay above RM2,600/tonne\'
04/10/2010 (Business Times) - The average price of Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) is projected to stay above RM2,600 a tonne for the rest of this year, supported by a firm crude oil price.
Palm Oil Drops Most Since January as Weather Aids U.S. Soybean Harvesting
04/10/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil fell the most in more than eight months, tracking losses in soybean oil, which plunged as dry weather allowed farmers in the U.S. to speed up harvests of the oilseed and rains helped crops in Brazil and Argentina.
CPO trades down on sluggish demand
04/10/2010 (Commodity Online) - The crude palm oil futures witnessed a negative trend on Friday on follow through selling and taking cues from weak overseas market.
How Green is Your Palm Oil?
05/10/2010 (Mother Earth News) - Used in everything from cookies to lipstick, palm oil is a common ingredient in many everyday items. Its use has doubled in the United States over the past four years—mostly because its lack of trans fats makes it easier to label processed foods as “healthy.†Unfortunately its popularity has lead to extensive destruction of tropical forests, which are being cleared to make way for oil palm trees.
RM5 Million Allocation By Government For B5 Bleding Facilities
04/10/2010 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The Government has allocated RM5 million to five petroleum companies to set up blending facilities and infrastructure to support the implementation of B5 biodiesel usage.
Minister takes anti-palm oil activists to task
04/10/2010 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok has slammed non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and environmentalists for blindly alleging that the palm oil industry was responsible for the destruction of rainforests and orang utan habitats.
Coconut oil on boil as weather hits production in Philippines
04/10/2010 (The Financial Express), Kochi - Coconut oil prices are rallying in the domestic market mostly on global cues where prices of lauric oil, which comprises of coconut and palm kernel oil are moving up surpassing the rise seen in other edible oils.
