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CPO Futures Snap Two-Day Gains To Close Lower
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Palm Oil Output Surge In Oct, CPO Price Could Hit RM4500 In Dec: MPOC
Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
Malaysia's Lion Forest In Indonesian Oil Palm JV P
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 Asia Pulse - Lion Forest Industries Berhad [LFIB]said it has signed a joint venture agreement with the government of theMalinau Regency (PKM) in Indonesia's Kalimantan Timur for the proposeddevelopment of 40,000 hectares of oil palm plantation and the constructionof two crude palm oil mills.
US farm dept says weather-hit Brazil soy crop keep
3/22/05 - February soybean prices in U.S. were $1 per bushel higher onmonth due to a drop expected in the Brazilian crop, the Oilseeds Outlookof the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday. It said U.S. soyexports are seen higher at 1,045 million bushels over earlier1,010-million-bushel estimate due to an abundant 2004 crop in the country.
USDA Releases Oil Crops Yearbook Summary
Mar. 22 2005 - This summary is published by the Economic ResearchService, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20036-5831. Thecomplete report will be available electronically about one week followingthe summary release.
Argentina's 30,000-tn crude soyoil shipment to rea
18/03/05 - A 30,000-tonne crude soyoil consignment from Argentina islikely to reach Kandla port in Gujarat in the middle of April, industrysources said Friday.
Book By Tan Sri Basir Ismail Supports Better Land
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- The need to maintain the economicunits of smallholdings prompted Malaysian Palm Oil Board chairman Tan SriBasir Ismail to write a book entitled "Land Agricultural Policy: AMismatch".
Indonesia lobbies hard for cut in India's palm oil
3/19/05 - Indonesia is lobbying hard with the Indian government to cutthe latter's palm oil import duty by 20 percentage points, a seniorIndonesian government official said Friday.
Indonesia to protest hike in Indian palm oil duty
Mumbai , March 20 - UPSET with last month's steep hike in the customs dutyon palm group of oils, Indonesia, world's second largest producer andexporter, has decided to lodge a protest on the ground that the Indianduty structure favours soyabean oil and discriminates against palm oil.
Japanese firm Nisshin Oillio to begin exporting fa
3/16/2005 Nikkei English News TOKYO -- Nisshin Oillio Group Inc. will infiscal 2005 start overseas sales of value-added edible oil products thathelp prevent the buildup of cholesterol and fat, company officials said.
Level Playing Field Not Possible With Subsidies
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Bernama) -- The call for a "level playing field" inagriculture could only be achieved if major players provide the necessaryleadership, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk PeterChin, said on Thursday.
