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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%
China palm-oil based candles may face stiff US tariffs
24/11/05 SHANGHAI (AFX) - Chinese candle makers will have to cut exports to the US next year if a decision expected in January puts candles made from palm oil in the same category as petroleum wax candles, the Shanghai Daily reported.
Roundtable Adopts Principles For Sustainable Palm Oil Production
24/11/05 SINGAPORE, (Bernama) -- The members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have adopted the Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Palm Oil Production with an overwhelming majority.
Malaysia to Explore Palm Oil Investment Opportunities in Other Countries
30/11/05 KUALA LUMPUR (COMTEX) -- Malaysia will send fact- finding teams to explore investment opportunities in palm oil- related activities overseas, especially in those countries that have the similar climate, a senior official said here on Tuesday
Coconut Oil Demand to Boost Philippine Industry
30/11/05 (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Brighter prospects are on hand for Philippine coconut producers and millers as local manufacturers expand operations and a new biodiesel plant comes on-stream next year.
Researchers Hope to Unlock Oil Palm's Potential by Mapping Genome
30/11/2005 (Financial Express) - Genome-mapping through PCR-based (Polymerase chain reaction) molecular markers could unlock R&D in plantation crops like cocoa, arecanut, oil palm, acacia and cinchona too, according to Dr K V Peter, Vice Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University.
Indonesia to Increase Palm Oil Production
29/11/05 (Thai Press Reports) -Indonesia, the largest country in Southeast Asia, is likely to surpass Malaysia as the world's biggest palm oil producer.
Brazil Could Lead World in Biodiesel, Says President Lula
21/11/05 RIO DE JANEIRO (Agence France-Presse) - Brazil could lead the world toward a revolution in biodiesel and become a world energy leader, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday.
Canadian Canola Industry Seeking to Enter India's Edible Oil Market
21/11/05 Mumbai (Business Line) - The vegetable oil import basket of the world's second largest importer, India, is dominated by the palm group of oils followed by soyabean oil, to the virtual exclusion of all other oils save a small quantity of sunflower oil and coconut oil
Indonesia's Plans for Borneo Palm Oil Plantation Pits Environment Against Economics
22/11/2005 (Philadelphia Inquirer) - In the heart of Borneo, home to one of the world's last remaining expanses of intact rain forest, Hermas Rintik Maring, an avid conservationist, marvels at the life within the vast canopies of jungle green that for centuries have made this tropical island vital to the health of the region. At the same time, he says he fears this pristine forest could fall to the whine of chain saws and the rumble of bulldozers clearing land for what has been billed as the world's largest palm oil plantation.
