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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
Palm oil ends lower after MPOB’s data release
Palm oil boycott will not protect rainforests
18/04/2008 (The Telegraph, UK) - Although the impact on deforestation and bio-diversity has been immense, the palm oil industries in Malaysia and Indonesia have become vital to their respective economies.
Malaysian Palm Oil Council creates wildlife fund
17/04/2008 (Biodiesel Magazine) - The Malaysian Minister of Plantation Commodities and Industries Yang Berhormat Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui announced the formation of a Malaysian Palm Oil Wildlife Conservation Fund at the opening ceremonies of the first International Palm Oil Sustainability Conference on Monday, April 14, in Sabah, Malaysia.
Palm oil duty reduction threatens industry but eases pressure on coconut prices
17/04/2008 (The Island Online) - The Minister of Coconut Development, Nation Building and Infrastructure said that the government should not have taken the decision to slash import taxes on palm oil.
Indonesia tightens control on inter-island palm oil trade to curb smuggling
16/04/2008 (Forbes), Jakarta - Indonesia\'s Trade Ministry on Wednesday said it has issued a regulation requiring the verification.
Malaysian palm oil industry puts sustainability in the spotlight
17/04/2008 (Mongabay) - Seeking to differentiate its palm oil from that produced less responsibly in other countries, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) sponsored a three-day meeting this week in Kota Kinabalu, on the island of Borneo.
Indonesia overtakes Malaysia as top palm oil producer: minister
15/04/2008 (AFP), Kota Kinabalu — Indonesia likely overtook Malaysia as the world's top palm oil producer in 2007, due to dramatically increased planting there, Malaysia said Monday.
RM20mil conservation fund
15/04/2008 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Malaysia’s palm oil industry is burnishing its green image with a RM20mil wildlife conservation fund.
India\'s March edible oil imports up 32.6 pct y/y
16/04/2008 (Reuters), New Delhi - India, one of the world's leading buyers of edible oils, imported 421,686 tonnes of oils in March, almost a third more than a year earlier, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India said on Wednesday.
Vegetable oils import up 28% in March
16/04/2008 (The Hindu Business Line), Chennai - Import of vegetable oils, for cooking and industrial use, continued to rise and increased by 28 per cent in March, while overall shipments into the country during the current oil year (November 2007-October 2008) was up at 38 per cent.
