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Palm oil stocks expected to climb 15pct in May on increased output
April Palm Oil Exports Up 9.62 pct, CPO Production 21.52 Pct Higher – MPOB
Malaysia deserves to get low-risk status in new EU regulation
Malaysia’s palm oil production up 3.51%
Palm Oil Industry Should Consider Consolidation
3/12/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The palm oil industry should consider consolidating the refining sector or integrating palm oil business to address the shortage of raw materials, said Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Peter Chin.
M'sia Ready To Help Countries Seeking Its Help In Oil Palm Sector
29/11/05 KLANG,(Bernama) -- Malaysia will send fact-finding teams to explore investment opportunities in palm oil-related activities abroad, especially in countries that have similar climate as the country, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said Tuesday.
Malaysia hits out at palm oil 'smears'
30/11/05 (BBC News) - The chief minister of Malaysia's biggest state has accused a number of organisations of conducting "smear campaigns" about logging within the state's tropical rainforest.
Govt to lose Rp 237.8t on planned plantation
1/12/05 Jakarta (The Jakarta Post) - Apart from potential losses due to environmental destruction, the planned 1.8 million hectares of oil palm plantations in Kalimantan will cause the state financial losses of Rp 237.8 trillion (US$23.69 billion), an environmental group warns.
Malaysia Asks Jakarta To Drop Plan For Border Area Plantation
30/12/05 JAKARTA, ( Asia Pulse) - The Indonesian government has been asked to forget about its plan to build a palm oil plantation in the Kalimantan-Malaysia border region, since these parts still have timber producing potential estimated at Rp237.8 trillion (US$23.5 billion).
Malaysia to name and shame plantation firms responsible for haze
29/12/05 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia has warned it will name and shame Malaysian palm oil plantation companies based in Indonesia which contribute to the annual haze hazard by allowing open burning.
Oil palm scheme for rural poor in Sabah, Sarawak
26/11/05 (The star) - The Government, through the Ministry of Plantation Enterprises and Commodities, has introduced a special scheme to help poverty-stricken rural folk in Sabah and Sarawak to venture into the oil palm industry
China Policy Change Won't Up Palm Oil Sales Much
25/11/05 JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--China will remove import quotas on edible oils in 2006, but that won't lead to a dramatic increase in Indonesian palm oil exports to China, as increasing competition from soyoil will make it difficult for Indonesia to aggressively compete for added market share, analysts said.
RM6bil from palm oil
29 November, 2005 (Sabah Daily Express) - Ranau: Industrial Development Minister Datuk Ewon Ebin said the Malaysia recorded export receipts of RM20 billion from palm oil last year, of which 30 per cent (or RM6 billion) was contributed by Sabah.
