|
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
CPO futures end mostly higher on soybean oil gains
Palm oil maintains its price advantage over soybean oil, but only through the end of summer
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Biodiesel still viable: GHope chief
KUALA LUMPUR: It is still commercially viable to produce palm-based biodiesel despite weakening crude oil prices, said Golden Hope Plantations Bhd chief executive Datuk Sabri Ahmad.
Haze-Hit Countries Meeting Ends Without Detailed Plan
16/10/06 (Reuters) PEKANBARU, Indonesia - Southeast Asian nations failed on Friday to agree on a detailed plan to tackle Indonesian forest fires, telling Jakarta it must ratify a smog pact before it could expect large amounts of aid.
Palm oil shippers brace for shortage of space
16/10/06 (NSTP) - THE impending entry of the MARPOL Annex II and the International Bulk Chemicals Code effective 1 January 2007 that will affect all vessels engaged in the carriage of chemicals and vegetable oil is expected to create severe shortage of shipping space for palm oil shippers in Malaysia.
September palm oil output up 4.73%
11/10/06 (The Edge News) - Malaysia's crude palm oil output rose 4.73% in September from the previous month to 1,609,939 tonnes, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board said on Oct 11.
Palm oil processors get P50-M credit line
10/08/2006 (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - STATE-RUN SMALL BUSINESS Guarantee and Finance Corp. said it had approved a P50-million wholesale credit line to help spur the development of the palm oil processing industry in Bohol and some parts of Mindanao.
Oil Palm India to focus on Malabar region
7/10/06 (The Hindu) - KOTTAYAM: Kottayam-based Oil Palm India Ltd. (OPIL) a Central-State joint venture, has decided to focus on the Malabar region for expansion of oil palm cultivation, company chairman V.B. Binu has said.
Polluting mill gets stop-work order
10 Oct 2006(NSTP) - KULAI: A palm oil mill in Kelapa Sawit found polluting the air was issued a stop-work order yesterday.
Electrified fence a success
9/10/06 (Daily Express News) - Sandakan: A village has succeeded in protecting its oil palm crop and cemetery from damage by wild elephants by erecting an electrified fence.
A Dangerous Fat and Its Risky Alternatives
10/10/06 (New York Times) - Outlandish portions. Sky-high salt content. Employees who don't wash their hands. There are hazards aplenty at your favorite restaurant, but now health officials in New York and Chicago believe that they have cornered a real killer in the kitchen: the trans fats in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils used for frying and baking
