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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
Bangladesh\'s imports of Malaysian palm oil up by 75pc in 8 months
27/10/2008 (The Nation) - Bangladesh imported 149,717 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia during first eight month of this year (Jan to July 2008), rising by 75.1 percent or 64,213 tonnes from 85,504 tonnes during the same period of last year.
Palm oil small holders in fix over refusal to accept their fruits
25/10/2008 (Daily Express News), Sandakan - Smallholders here are complaining that several millers and fresh fruit bunch (FFB) collecting centres in the district are refusing to accept their FFB and have started restricting their deliveries, said the Democratic Action Party (DAP).
Declining prices spell gloom
24/10/2008 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Falling oil and commodity prices sound like good news for the consumers but to the Government, it means a shortfall of billions of ringgit in revenue.
Vanaspati sector opposes move to hike vegoil import duty
24/10/2008 (The Hindu Business Line) - The debate within the country’s oils and fats industry over the desirability of continuing with a zero-duty regime for imported crude oils is heating up with a memorandum from the two New Delhi-based industry associations representing vanaspati (hydrogenated oil) to the Union Food and Agriculture Minister as also the Finance Minister urging not to make any change in the present duty structure.
Malaysian palm oil mills to drive Ronser’s growth
24/10/2008 (The Star Online), Damansara - Ronser Bio-Tech Sdn Bhd, a newly set up industrial waste treatment company, will focus on palm oil mills in Malaysia to drive growth.
Palm oil price reduced by Rs. 5
24/10/2008 (The Hindu), Chennai - The retail price of palm oil sold through fair price shops under the special public distribution system has been reduced from Rs. 40 a litre to Rs. 35.
Private Sector Help Needed To Tackle Declining Commodity Prices
23/10/2008 (Bernama), Putrajaya - The private sector's help is being sought to find solution for the declining commodity prices especially for rubber and crude palm oil.
Companies Sign Pledge Against Palm Oil\'s Expansion
24/10/2008 (Environmental Protection) Thirty-one food, cosmetic, and consumer goods companies – and one palm oil supplier – have signed a Rainforest Action Network (RAN) pledge to support a moratorium on the expansion of palm oil plantations into tropical forests, according to an Oct. 22 press release.
Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Ready To Use Biodiesel
23/10/2008 (Bernama), Jakarta - Most Indonesian palm oil producers are ready to utilise biodiesel fuel, to increase the use of crude palm oil, as the price of the commodity in the world market has dropped.
