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Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Food makers look to replace soybean oil with palm
With bad reputation shoved aside, demand for the ingredient is growing.
Have Good Agricultural Practices, Malaysian Compan
25/08/05 KUCHING, (Bernama) -- The government wants Malaysian plantationcompanies operating in Indonesia to have good agricultural practices,including zero-burning to ensure that its palm oil is acceptable by theenvironmentally-friendly European markets.
Indonesia's Teluk Bayur To Build Special Terminal
24/08/05 JAKARTA, (Asia Pulse) - The operator of the Teluk Bayur port ofWest Sumatra PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II said it will build acrude palm oil (CPO) terminal due to an increase in shipments of thatcommodity from the province.
Indonesian CPO Prices Seen Remaining Firm Despite
26/08/05 JAKARTA, (Asia Pulse) - The prices of crude palm oil (CPO) ininternational markets are expected to continue to rise despite the harvestseason next month, the association of palm oil companies (Gapki) said.
MPOPC, South Africans in red palm oil drive
26/08/2005 (The Star) - THE Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOPC)is joining hands with South African scientists to initiate programmesaimed at developing further applications of red palm oil.
Oil palm growers urged to expand production areas
26/08/2005 Philippines (Sun Star) - THE Department of Agriculture (DA) isurging oil palm growers in Mindanao to expand their production areas inorder to complement the increase in local demand, which is pegged at 2.18percent annually.
OPEN BURNING: Four face charges
23/08/05 PUTRAJAYA, (NSTP) - Four oil palm cultivators in Pahang, Perakand Selangor face a RM500,000 fine, a jail term of not more than fiveyears, or both.And the reason is crystal clear: They were involved in open burning duringthe recent haze.
PHILIPPINES EYES MORE PALM OIL PLANTATIONS IN MIND
24/08/05 DAVAO CITY, (Asia Pulse) - To be self-sufficient in palm oilsupply, the country needs to develop 12,000 to 18,000 more hectares ofpalm oil plantations a year, Department of Agriculture (DA) recent datashowed.
Russia to increase import duty for vegoils and der
25/08/2005 (Agrimarket.info) - The Board for Foreign Trade and TariffPolicy of Russian Federation recommended the government to increase importduties for fats, oils and partly for margarine products to 20 percent ofcustoms value, but not less than 0.2 euro per kilo. The current duty forthese products is 15 percent.
