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Palm oil dips as India import tax concerns counter weak supply outlook
Palm oil production to exceed 19mil mt next year, says analyst
India's palm oil imports plunge as buyers shift to soyoil
Global vegetable oil production continues to grow
The slowing-down of soybean crushings will also cu
Feb 5, 2004 - In the USA the severe tightness in soybean supplies and theneed to sharply cut soybean exports and crushings has created a verybullish scenario which should drive prices to new contract highs in themedium term.
India's E-Oil Imports Up 91 Percent In January
NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- India's edible oil imports witnessed a surgeagain in January, after a slowdown in December last year, proving wrongall predictions that imports would come down following good oilseeds crop.
Indonesia's Makin To Invest $47 MLN In New Oil Pal
JAKARTA, Feb 4 Asia Pulse - Plantation company PT Makin Group will investRp400 billion (US$47.6 million) to open 20,000 hectares of new oil palmplantations in East Kalimantan this year, a local official said.
Malaysia's 2003 trade surplus hits new high
KUALA LUMPUR, (AFP) - Malaysia's exports in 2003 breached the 100billion-dollar mark for the first time, driving the trade surplus up 45.7percent year-on-year to a record high of 75.04 billion ringgit (19.75billion dollars).
Palm oil prices are currently undervalued relative
Thursday 29 January 2004(Oil World Flash) - Soya oil prices will besupported by the lower than expected soybean crushings in the 10 Asiancountries affected by the poultry crisis. We have already seen a pickup inChinese purchases of palm oil and soybean oil recently. The Argentineexport basis of soybean oil has strengthened lately. But while Chicagofutures were down sharply, flat prices showed only little change duringthe week in review.
Indonesia's palm oil export to go down in 2004
JAKARTA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia palm oil export in 2004 is expectedto be down, as the government plans to impose export tax of 60 percent,said the Indonesian commission of palm oil on Tuesday."The Indonesia's palm oil market this year is expected to decline," saidRosediana Suharto of the commission.
Indonesian Producers To Reject Plan To Raise Expor
JAKARTA, Jan 27 Asia Pulse - Indonesian producers of crude palm oil (CPO)said they are set to reject plans by the government to raise the exporttax on that commodity from 3 per cent at present.
Many Companies Cannot Verify Whether Their Palm Oi
January 06, 2004 - An ISIS Asset Management report finds that fewcompanies can trace the source of their palm oil up their supply chain toconfirm whether or not it is produced sustainably.
Proposed Tax Hike May Affect Indonesian Palm Oil E
JAKARTA, Jan 21 - The government's plan to raise export tax this year oncrude palm oil (CPO) is feared to affect the performance of the country'spalm oil sector.