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Windfall profit levy review, oil palm replanting among agenda at MPOA’s inaugural conference
Indonesia, Malaysia push biofuel to offset palm oil price downturn
Palm closes lower ahead of August supply-demand data
El Nino may cause CPO prices to hit, even exceed RM4,000 per tonne in 2H2023 — Sime Darby Plantation MD
EU opens oilseed aid probe against United States
BRUSSELS (March 14 2003) : The European Union said on Thursday it hadopened a probe into alleged unfair US assistance to growers of oilseedssuch as soyabeans and sunflower, which could heighten trade tensions withWashington.
Indian shipment booking firmer in Asian oil market
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13 2003) : India has booked 350,000 tonnes of palm oilfor March, more than its normal monthly requirement, raising fear it mightslow down in coming months and shift to rival soyaoil, freight brokerssaid on Wednesday.
Plantation counters still
Friday, March 14 2003 - PLANTATION stocks, although rattled by prospectsthat current palm oil prices may have peaked, are still on solid ground asprices of the commodity are expected to remain firm in the next severalmonths.
PVMA team leaves for Malaysia on March 15
ISLAMABAD (March 14 2003) : A 15-member Pakistan Vanaspati ManufacturersAssociation (PVMA) delegation is leaving for Malaysia on March 15, toattend palm oil annual prices outlook.
USDA report on oilseed export tenders
CHICAGO (March 13 2003) : Oilseed export tenders, results and marketinformation as reported by the US Department of Agriculture and privateexport sources.
East Asian importers to keep high profile in grain
TOKYO (March 11 2003) : East Asian importers will likely keep a highprofile in the grain and oilseed market this week, with some putting offmaking deals until the last minute in a bid to avoid higher shippingcosts.
Indian trade body sees lower local vegetable oil s
NEW DELHI (March 11 2003) : A leading Indian edible oil trade body hasestimated the country's domestic availability of vegetable oil in 2002-03(November-October) at 4.8 million tonnes compared with 6.0 million tonneslast year.
Iran tenders for 20,000 tonnes soyaoil FOB Brazil
PARIS (March 11 2003) : The Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC)issued a tender on Monday to buy 20,000 tonnes of soyabean oil on an FOBbasis from Brazilian ports for shipment in May.
USDA seen lowering US soya crush, stocks: analysts
CHICAGO (March 08 2003) : The USDA is expected to lower its 2002/03 USsoyabean crush and end stocks estimates, and raise its US soya exports andSouth American crop estimates in next week's supply and demand report,analysts said.
