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Malaysia begins cooking oil rationing due to shortage
04/01/2008 (Xinhua), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia will begin to implement a rationing supply of cooking oil as the country is facing a cooking oil shortage crisis, a local official announced on Friday.
No panic buying in Klang Valley
06/01/2008 (NST Online), Kuala Lumpur - There was no panic buying of cooking oil in the Klang Valley despite a move to impose a limit on its purchase.
Turn cooking oil into diesel
05/01/2008 (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Soaring oil prices that hit a grim $100 per barrel in the world market is a wake-up call for us to develop alternative, clean and renewable sources of fuel.
Edible oil price up in retail market: Govt to launch monitoring drive soon
07/01/2008 (The New Nation) - Anarchy is now prevailing in the country's edible oil markets despite the falling in prices of rice in wholesale markets.
India may cut duty to stem veg oil prices - traders
04/01/2008 (Reuters), New Delhi - India, the world's leading vegetable oil importer, may cut customs duties on oils to rein in a spike in domestic prices and to keep a lid on inflation pressures, traders said on Friday.
Farmers suffer from booming palm oil
04/01/2008 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - The Indonesian Farmers' Union criticized the government Wednesday for mismanagement in the food crop sector, highlighting the massive displacement of farmers by the expansion of oil palm plantations.
Palm oil prices to remain unaffected by FTA
04/01/2008 (Daily Times, Pakistan), Karachi - The reduction of ten percent import duty on palm oil from Malaysia will not significantly affect the domestic price of vegetable oil in the country, the importers and dealers said on Thursday.
Palm oil slides into the spotlight
03/01/2008 (Financial Times) - The prospect of crude oil staying above $100 a barrel is pushing the price of palm oil to record highs as the commodity is increasingly made into biodiesel, an often cheaper alternative to petroleum-based fuels.
Bio-fuelling the world’s hunger
03/01/2008 (The Hindu Business Line) - The soaring Sensex is as adrenalin to India Inc. Not many, however, seem to be unduly concerned about the galloping food prices. Almost everyone, from the Prime Minister downwards, is making pious noises on this score, without any tangible efforts to rein in the soaring prices.
