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CPO price forecast to climb for rest of the year
CPO FUTURES HIT TWO-YEAR HIGH ON BULLISH SENTIMENT, STRONG EXPORTS
CPO price strength could dissipate through end-2024, says BMI
Positive growth for plantation sector, amid rising CPO prices
ASEAN wants better free trade offer from India
19/11/2007 (AFP), Singapore — The 10-nation ASEAN bloc will not resume negotiations with India on a free trade agreement (FTA) until New Delhi comes up with a better offer, officials said Monday.
Asean FTA may get stuck
19/11/2007 (The Times of India), New Delhi - Malaysia continues to be a spoiler for India's economic impetus in the south-east Asian region. A dispute between Malaysia and India on tariffs on palm oil imports is one of the few things that is holding up the conclusion of a free-trade agreement between India and the Asean countries.
Kerala CM expresses concern over continuing palm oil import
17/11/2007 (The Hindu), Kalpetta - Expressing concern over the Kerala High Court's refusal to accept the plea of the State and Central governments to vacate the stay on ban on palm oil import through Kochi port, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan on Saturday said it harmed the interests of coconut farmers.
Indonesia ship targeted by Greenpeace loads palm oil
16/11/2007 (Reuters), Jakarta - Greenpeace tried to block a palm-oil tanker from leaving an Indonesian port on Friday for a second day to protest over forest destruction, but the vessel's owner said the ship was able to continue loading crude palm oil.
Greenpeace blocks shipment of Indonesian palm oil
15/11/2007 (Reuters) - JAKARTA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Greenpeace has blocked a tanker carrying more than 30,000 tonnes of palm oil from leaving an Indonesian port to protest against forest destruction blamed on plantations, the environmental group said on Thursday.
Imports of edible oil up; non-edible oil down
15/11/2007 (The Hindu Business Line), Mumbai - The Centre’s move to tighten the laws with regard to import of crude palm stearin seems to have paid off with imports of non-edible oil dropping 11 per cent during the 2006-07 oil year that ended in October.
Palm oil blockade
15/11/2007 (Green Peace) - Dumai, Indonesia - With a banner reading 'Palm Oil Kills Forests and Climate' the Rainbow Warrior has anchored next to a palm oil tanker blocking it in port. Our ship is stationed close enough to the tanker that the tug boats can't get it out of dock.
Bali hosts two-day conference on palm oil sustainability
16/11/2007 (The Jakarta Post) -The International Conference on Oil Palm and the Environment (ICOPE) kicked off Thursday at Nusa Dua, Bali, aimed at highlighting environmental sustainability in the palm oil industry.
Govt keeps edible oil tariff values unchanged
16/11/2007 (Reuters), Mumbai - Government left tariff values unchanged for six palm group oils and crude soybean oil, a Central Board of Excise and Customs notification said late on Thursday.
