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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
Strong El Niño forecast signals fresh upside for palm oil prices
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
Biodiesel production to top 6m tonnes by 2006
29/3/2006(Reuters) - The European vegetable oil producers and processors federation (Fediol) has predicted that biodiesel production within the EU could grow to more than six million tonnes by the end of next year, Reuters reports.
Agriculture to be major focus of 9MP
30/3/06 PETALING JAYA (The Star) - The agriculture sector is widely expected to be the main focus of the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) to be announced tomorrow.
Felcra hopes for RM1b under Ninth Malaysia Plan
29/3/06 KUALA LUMPUR(The Star) - Felcra Bhd hopes to secure RM1bil under the Ninth Malaysia Plan to fund its capital expenditure for special projects, said chairman Datuk Hamzah Zainudin.
GHope CEO: Give biodiesel incentives
28/3/06 KUALA LUMPUR ( The Star) - Golden Hope Plantations Bhd (GHope) suggests more incentives be introduced to develop the biodiesel industry under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).
Biotech industry calls for more R&D funds
28/3/06 KUALA LUMPUR (The Star) -The Malaysian BioIndustry Organisation hopes the Government will allocate more funds for research in biotechnology and devote some attention to environmental protection under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).
Malaysian execs to help promote oil palm industry
29/3/06 (The SunStar) - A RANKING Malaysian foreign ministry official vowed to convince big businessmen and even government corporations in his country to invest in oil palm industry in Mindanao after a trade visit in the area
End to oil palm plan along K'mantan border
29/3/06 (The Edge Daily) - According to WWF, Wednesday's announcement also spells the end of plans to create the world's largest palm oil plantation in Kalimantan along Indonesia's mountainous border with Malaysia.
Kulim May Call For EGM, Says Analyst
29/3/06 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd's recent victory in the Court of Appeal for the contentious 12.2 percent stake in its subsidiary QSR Brands Bhd may prompt the diversified palm oil group to quickly call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to remove the current directors of QSR.
Biofuel Indus Boosts Palm Oil Equipment Sales
23/3/06 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Growing interest in biodiesel is proving to be a boon not only for the palm oil industry, but also for companies providing support services, such as equipment makers.
