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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO FUTURES CLOSE LOWER ONSTRONGER RINGGIT, CONCERNS OVERWEAK DEMAND
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
Indonesia to Help Farmers Replant 125,000 Hectares of Oil Palms
03/12/2008 (Bloomberg) - Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, will help small farmers replant 125,000 hectares of palms in the next two years to rejuvenate plantations and control supply, a government official said.
Degraded grasslands better option for palm oil production relative to rainforests, finds study
03/12/2008 (Mongabay.com) - Producing biofuels from oil palm plantations established on degraded grasslands rather than tropical rainforests and peat lands would result in a net removal of carbon from the atmosphere rather than greenhouse gas emissions, report researchers writing in Conservation Biology. The results confirm that benefits to climate from biofuel production depend greatly on the type of land used for feedstocks.
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.
