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MPOB Monthly Report Imminent: Malaysia's Palm Oil Stockpiles May Surge Past 2.6 Million Tonnes as Strong El Niño Fuels Distant-Month Supply Cut Expectations
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
CPO futures end mostly higher on soybean oil gains
Rising food prices hurt consumers hard
18/02/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - January has been a sizzler for world food prices. Everything from vegetable oils to coffee to sugar became more expensive. For a food trading country such as India, that is a mixed blessing.
Cooking oil prices see fresh rise
18/02/2008 (Independent Bangladesh) - Prices of cooking oils increased more than Tk 200 per maund (37.3 kilogram) within a day on Saturday because of their dwindling supplies. The fresh jump in wholesale prices instantly influenced the already volatile retail market, where non-packed soya bean price surged to a range of Tk 104 and Tk 110 per kilogram on Saturday.
POIC project attracts RM1.8bil investments
18/02/2008 (The Star Online) - POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd\'s palm oil industrial cluster (POIC) project in Lahad Datu has steadily attracted “quality†investors since its launch over the past two years.
Keep veg oil customs duty unchanged’
16/02/2008 (Sify.com), Chennai - The Central Organisation for Oil Industry and Trade (COOIT) has urged the Union Finance Ministry to keep the customs duty on import of vegetable oils unchanged in order to help increase oilseeds production in the country.
Edible oils tariff values kept unchanged
15/02/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - The base prices of edible oils, which determine the customs duties on them, have been kept unchanged by the government for the next 15 days to keep the rising prices of the commodities under check.
Malaysia\'s Jan crude palm oil output up 2 pct from Dec as production recovers
13/02/2008 (Forbes), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, the world's leading producer of palm oil, said Wednesday crude palm oil production rose 2 percent in January from December as the industry recovered from a seasonal year-end downcycle.
Thailand worries over food shortages amid palm oil debate
14/02/2008 (Forbes), Bangkok - Thailand has started requiring that all its diesel fuel include a component made from palm oil, a move that could reduce costly energy imports but is driving up prices for the commodity, experts say.
Edible oil prices shot up by Tk 10 a litre
18/02/2008 (The Daily Star) - Prices of edible oil at both retail and wholesale levels registered a fresh hike of Tk 7 to Tk 10 in the last couple of days -- apparently due to price manipulation by a section of unscrupulous traders, said market operators.
The difference between ethanol and biodiesel
16/02/2008 (Sedona.biz) - An expert on biodiesel set me straight recently about the vast differences between ethanol and biodiesel. Jerry Robock of Community Fuels runs the Hudson Valley Biodiesel Cooperative in Cottekill, N.Y., and responded to my column on biofuels.
