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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
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
Godrej Agrovet signs MoU with Malaysian co for jt venture
23/9/06 (Busines Line) - MUMBAI: Godrej Agrovet Ltd (GAVL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IJM Plantations Berhad of Malaysia on Saturday to float a new joint venture company that will initially make an investment of Rs 200 crore in the Indian oil palm sector.
Oil palm by-product draws interest from Mid-East nations
19/9/06 (The Star) - MIRI: Malaysia’s ecomat - an environmentally friendly oil palm by-product that has proven effective in halting the spread of deserts in China - has drawn keen interest from Libya and Lebanon.
India edible oil imports to rise
22/9/06 MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's edible oil imports in the year ending October 2007 are expected to rise by about 1 million tonnes to 5.5 million tonnes from this crop year on strong demand and expected lower oilseeds output, a top international expert said.
Plant-fuelled cars could be Indonesia's future by Marianne Kearney
24/9/06 JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's first fully plant-fuelled car has successfully completed a 3,200-kilometre (2,000-mile) road trip. Now its backers are hoping the triumph may herald a new era of sustainable energy in the archipelago nation.
Vegetable oil market likely to move lower
20/9/06 Mumbai (Busienss Line) - With crude market softening much beyond the expectation of many and current energy market fundamentals not in support of a price spike anytime soon, in tandem with rising global output of oilseeds and vegetable oil, the hype generated by vegetable oil producers, especially palm oil producers, about looming bio-diesel demand is in danger being whittled down.
Malaysia plans bio-diesel licencing policy review
23/9/06 MUMBAI (Reuters) - Malaysia plans to complete a review of its biodiesel licensing policy by early next year, commodities minister Peter Chin told Reuters on Saturday.
Indonesia beckons
19/9/06 (NSTP) - WHEN met at a networking session in Jakarta recently, chairman of Indonesia's privately-held Para Group, Chairul Tanjung, urged his Malaysian counterparts to seize the opportunities that his country has to offer in various sectors and invest more.
Emerging Markets Online Announces "Biodiesel 2020: A Global Market Survey"
22/9/06 HOUSTON(soyatech com) - Emerging Markets Online, an energy intelligence agency and management consulting firm, announces the release of Biodiesel 2020: A Global Market Survey.
EU Farm Ministers Fail to Approve Use of New Biotech Rapeseed
18/9/06 (AP) BRUSSELS - EU agriculture ministers on Monday failed to agree on authorizing the use of some biotech rapeseeds which are tolerant to a certain herbicide.
