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Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
CPO FUTURES CLOSE LOWER ONSTRONGER RINGGIT, CONCERNS OVERWEAK DEMAND
Palm oil ends lower after MPOB’s data release
Capitalism and the Consequences of Biofuels
30/3/07 (Bay Area Indymedia) - In today's world the use of biofuels has led to horrific consequences for the people of the world and the environment.
Invest in crude palm oil, women urged
27/3/07 (The Star) - THE Country Heights Growers'Scheme (CHGS) offers an opportunity for female investors to invest in crude palm oil, one of the fastest growing industries in Malaysia today.
Palm Oil & Deforestation: Truth or Fiction?
26/3/07 (Scoop.co.nz) - Have you ever noticed that a herd of lembu or cows, all tend to move together in the same direction? Have you often wondered why this phenomenon occurs?
Felda 'Unaffected' By Mega Merger Of Plantation Firms
26/3/07 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- The merger of three Malaysian plantation groups into the world's biggest listed palm oil producer will not pose unhealthy competition to Felda (Federal Land Development Authority), the Dewan Rakyat was assured Monday.
Go For Synergy, Oils And Fats Producers Urged
22/3/07 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Oils and fats producers need to work collectively to overcome potential shortages and create synergy that can have a favourable impact on their production costs, said Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) chief executive officer Tan Sri Yusof Basiron.
Alternative energy needs to focus on waste recycling
17/3/07 (The Jakarta Post) - The giddy-eyed proponents of alternative energy bio fuels derived from agricultural commodities received a bit of a wake up call recently when prices of almost all major raw materials such as corn, oil palm, sugarcane, wheat, soya, peanuts and even cassava shot up sharply causing widespread jitters.
Indonesia, Malaysia weigh joint marketing
10/3/07 (The Jakarta Post,) - Indonesia and Malaysia are considering teaming up to market their main export commodities, crude palm oil (CPO) and rubber, through the establishment of a joint commodities bourse.
Indonesia's biofuel drive not fully thought through
6/3/07 ( The Jakarta Post) - While the developed countries tend to throw money at problems, Indonesians like to throw vast tracts of land at a problem, even when easier solutions exist. About a decade ago, the then rulers committed a million hectares of land to overcome the shortage of rice; which still continues to be imported.
Finance Ministry eyes incentives to support biofuel development
9/3/07 (The Jakarta Post) - The Finance Ministry is preparing a package of incentives to support the government's ambitious program to produce 200,000 barrels of biofuel a day by 2010, a senior official says.
