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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
Supermarkets get slippery over green palm oil promises
04/12/2009 (Guardian.co.uk) - Deep in the rainforest, a squawk fills the air, discordant but strangely familiar. It is the sound of sanctimonious humbug from Europe's food industry.
Can REDD Keep Indonesia’s Forests Green?
04/12/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - It’s the hottest acronym going in the world of climate change. The UN-backed Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation is being touted as both the savior of rain forests and a new natural resource commodity that will bring untold riches to the developing world.
GM crops: China, EU OK
03/12/2009 (Delta Farm Press) - China and Europe have approved use of genetically modified crops. Europe approved imports of soybeans and China approved plantings of corn. Demand should increase.
Palm Oil Producers Asian Plantations Limited Move Toward Expansion
03/12/2009 (Trans World News) - The term sustainability entered our lexicon some time ago, quickly cementing its buzzword status as fodder in global warming debates and Al Gore Presidential campaigns, but as 2010 approaches, it’s become more necessity than platform. One billion people are added to the global population tally every 12 years and being prepared means doing everything in our power to prolong our resources for the longest amount of time. Often times, that means being inventive. Singapore incorporated, palm oil company, Asian Plantations Limited, has already recognized and begun moving forward on this notion.
Unilever will focus on growing core consumer goods business
03/12/2009 (Ghana News Agency), Accra - Unilever Ghana Limited intends to recommend to its shareholders at a general meeting that the company's management be authorised to review the operations of the company, according to a statement from the company on Thursday.
Should India produce or import more palm oil?
03/12/2009 (Commodity Online), Mumbai - It looks like the crude palm oil prices are set for a bullish tone in the coming years. This was echoed at the Indonesian Palm Oil Conference being held at Bali from December 1-4. India is now in a tricky situation. Along with Pakistan and China, India is one of the leading importers of palm oil and related products.
India May Keep Duty-Free Status on Palm Oil Imports
03/12/2009 (Bloomberg) - India, the largest consumer of edible oils after China, may retain duty-free status for crude palm oil imports as food inflation concerns mount, said Thomas Mielke, chief executive of industry publication Oil World.
RI to expand oil palm estates amid environmental concerns
03/12/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - Despite environmental concerns, Indonesia plans to continue the expansion of its much-contested oil palm plantations to cover a total area of 18 million hectares, from the current 9.7 million, to generate more employment and improve people's welfare.
Businessmen ask for more friendly regulation on CPO
03/12/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - Palm oil companies in the country said Thursday that the export regulation on crude palm oil (CPO) export was too tight and often influenced CPO prices.
