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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
Comfortably-placed China good for grain, oil markets
11/09/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - China is poised for bumper harvest of grain and oilseeds that should bin last year's shortages. Worried about food prices, Beijing has also agreed to import GM soyabeans. But this frenetic growth in Chinese food supply could make life pretty tough for punters in India. ET helps you join the dots.
Management of basal stem rot in oil palm
11/09/2008 (The Hindu) - Very few diseases are noticed on oil palm grown under irrigated and rain fed conditions. During recent times sporadic occurrence of basal stem rot was noticed in farmers’ gardens under irrigated conditions. Following technology is suggested for identification and management of the disease.
‘Palm oil must fall to boost biofuel, food demand’
11/09/2008 (The Financial Express) - Prices of palm oil, the world's most consumed vegetable oil, need to decline further to spur more demand from the biofuel and food sectors as stockpiles swell to records, said Dorab Mistry, director at Godrej International Ltd.
Orangutan under threat of extinction in Indonesia
09/09/2008 (Tehran Times), Jakarta - The population of Orangutans in Kalimantan or Borneo Island of Indonesia remained under threat of extinction, despite claims by palm oil firms of applying eco-friendly work practices, according to a newspaper here Saturday.
Falling palm oil price makes palm biodiesel viable, may offer target for NGOs
10/09/2008 (Mongabay) - Plunging palm oil prices are increasing its attractiveness as a biofuel feedstock and thereby helping buoy demand for the oilseed, reports Reuters.
Group Throws Weight Against Palm Oil Importation
10/09/2008 (Leadership Nigeria) - The Coalition Against Import Duty Fraud (CAIDF), a Lagos based non-governmental organisation, has thrown its weight behind the Association of Oil Producers of Nigeria's move to stop some powerful elements in the country from frustrating Federal Government's policy of protecting local palm oil industries.
Palm oil\'s plunge makes biofuels attractive again
09/09/2008 (Reuters, India), Singapore - The tide is turning in favour of palm-based biodiesel producers, who aim to boost output in coming months because of improving margins after a near-50 percent drop in palm prices from their record high six months ago.
Drop in palm oil prices favours biodiesel makers
10/09/2008 (LiveMint), Singapore - The tide is turning in favour of palm oil-based biodiesel producers, who aim to raise output in coming months because of improving margins after a near-50% drop in palm oil prices from their record high six months ago.
Decline in palm oil price hits importers
10/09/2008 (Business Standard) - Palm oil importers in India seem to be having a tough time. A sharp fall in the prices of palm oil in the international markets have forced many importers to either refrain from taking delivery or defer the delivery of contracted palm oil for a couple of months.
