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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
CPO prices to stay elevated on firm demand and tight supply
CPO price dip seen as temporary, stocks to rise in November: CIMB Securities
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
India soybean down on sell-off tracking palm oil
03/12/2008 (Reuters), Mumbai - India soybean futures fell on Wednesday morning on fresh selling on the back of weak Malaysian palm oil futures and on expectations of high arrivals in the spot market as farmers increase supplies, analysts said.
Oil palm plantation owners query govt on imported crude vegetable oil
03/12/2008 (Guardian Newspaper) - THE Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) over the weekend in Benin called on the Federal Government to make a definite pronouncement on the alleged lifting of the ban on the importation of crude vegetable oil and its related products.
Indian defaulters ship out palm oil from Indonesia
03/12/2008 (Reuters), Nusa Dua, Indonesia - Indian buyers who defaulted on palm oil imports from Indonesia have begun to ship out a portion of the old contracts following protests from producers, an industry official said.
Fall in palm oil price may lead to industry consolidation
02/12/2008 (Mongabay.com) - A dramatic fall in palm oil prices may provide an opportunity for plantation giants to add to their holdings, reports Reuters.
HSBC to cut lending to questionable oil palm and logging companies
02/12/2008 (Mongabay.com) - HSBC has cut lending to oil palm developers and logging companies in Malaysia and Indonesia due to environmental concerns, reports Reuters.
Wellness Food Trends for 2009
02/12/2008 (Food Processing) - The hot nutrition and wellness issues coming in 2009 and beyond start with the very youngest members of the family. Growing awareness of the equation of “unhealthy food + children = future unhealthy adults,†coupled with advances in food and ingredient processing are influencing how parents feed infants and toddlers in the 21st century.
INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-India may tax palm in a month\'s time-Mistry
02/12/2008 (Reuters), NUSA DUA, Indonesia - India, the world's second largest vegetable oil importer, could tax crude palm oil shipments within a month, top industry analyst Dorab Mistry said on Tuesday.
Palm oil plantations available as prices drop
02/12/2008 (International Herald Tribune) - A slump in palm oil prices is giving Asia's cash-rich planters a chance to take over smaller companies that mushroomed in recent years as commodities boomed but are now struggling to survive.
Oil Palm Smallholders Still Making Profits Despite Fall In CPO Price
02/12/2008 (My Sinchew), Kuala Lumpur - Oil palm smallholders are still making a profit, although smaller, from crude palm oil (CPO) which is at a low level of RM1,500 per tonne at the moment.
