Oil Seed Crop Producers 'Cry for Incentives'
ZAMBIA - The Oilseed Crop Producers Association has called on the government to provide incentives to farmers now that there is an overwhelming demand for the commodity in Zambia....

RAN Responds to Cargill's 'False' Palm Oil Claims
GLOBAL - The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has urged Cargill to take tougher measures to ensure their palm oil suppliers practise sustainable production. However, Cargill has responded stating...

Palm Oil Production Peaks, Soybean Sector Turns to South America
ANALYSIS - Prices for palm oil on the global market are falling away from other oilseed prices because of a recent rapid growth in production, writes Chris Harris....

Hope for Brazilian Palm Oil Production
BRAZIL - A new study has uncovered over seven million hectares of Brazilian land where palm oil could be grown without irrigation....

Malaysia Palm Oil Production at Record High
MALAYSIA - Crude palm oil (CPO) production reached 2.0 million tons in September 2012, which combined with sluggish exports, pushed ending stocks to a record 2.5 million tons. Final 2011/12...

UK to Lead Way on Sustainable Palm Oil
UK - By the end of 2015 all palm oil used in central government food and catering services will come from environmentally friendly sources, Environment Minister Richard Benyon announced today....

Malaysia Palm Oil Production Drops
MALAYSIA - Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) production dropped marginally to 1.66 million tons in August 2012. The forecast 2011/12 CPO output remains 18.2 million tons. Exports rose 10 per cent...

Malaysian Palm Oil Production Rises, Output Dips
MALAYSIA - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) reported that total crude palm oil (CPO) production rose five per cent to 1.47 million tons in June 2012. Peninsular Malaysia’s production increased...

Lufthansa Consider Palm Oil Biofuels
GERMANY - German airline Lufthansa is looking at palm oil-based biofuel as an option to reduce carbon footprint....

Cargill Smallholders Receive Biofuels Certification
INDONESIA - Smallholders at Cargill's palm oil plantation, PT Hindoli in South Sumatra, Indonesia, recently became the one of the first smallholders to receive official certification for sustainable...

Malaysia Palm Oil Exports On Rise
MALAYSIA - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has reported that total crude palm oil (CPO) production rose nine per cent to 1.4 million tons in May 2012....

Malaysian Palm Oil Production Forecast Down
MALAYSIA - The USDA forecasts total palm oil production in Malaysia in 2012/13 at 18.5 million tons, down 0.5 million or three per cent from last month but up one per cent from last year. ...

New Tool to Simulate Bioenergy Futures
GLOBAL - A new tool has been developed to help countries weigh up the costs and opportunities of attracting investment in potentially greener, more sustainable, fuel alternatives. ...

Palm Oil Effectiveness Claim from Indonesia
US & INDONESIA - After the EPA announced that palm oil did not meet the requirements of the US renewable fuels standard earlier this year, new research claims that it could reach the 20 per cent...

Investors Play Crucial Role in Sustainable Palm Oil
GLOBAL - WWF is urging investors to do more to promote sustainable palm oil, backed by findings from a new survey released during a high-level meeting of investors and producers in Singapore....

Malaysian Oil Palm Biomass Center Opened
MALAYSIA - Yesterday Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak launched the Oil Palm Biomass Center (OPBC) in the Malaysian Parliament. OPBC is a Malaysian public-private partnership aiming...

Palm Oil May Test Support, Rise
MALAYSIA - Malaysian palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives exchange ended higher on Friday on prospects of erratic weather hurting production despite renewed worries about the euro zone...

Best Investor Award for Cargill
INDONESIA - Cargill was presented with the Best Investor Award by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia at a ceremony held on November...

Argus US Biodiesel Swap Futures Contract Launched
US - CME Group has listed the first-ever US biodiesel swap future (subject to the rules and regulations of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)) based on Houston biodiesel prices published...

Malaysian Oil Palm Biomass Center Established
MALAYSIA - Yesterday Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced the launch of the National Biomass Strategy at the BIO Malaysia Conference and Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur....

Doubts Cast on Biofuels' Air Quality Claims
GLOBAL - When the European Commission began pressing for a dramatic expansion in the use of biofuels in transport and energy several years ago, it was seen as a win-win situation: a way to help...

Study: EU Biofuels as Carbon Intensive as Petrol
UK - University of Leicester research into greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations provides robust measures now being used to inform international policies on greenhouse gas emissions....

Co-operative Moves on Palm Oil
UK - The Co-operative has become the largest UK supermarket to certify all of its palm oil use as sustainable....

Development of Plants Engineered to Replace Oil
US - Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., yesterday announced that it has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency worth around $950,000 to develop technology...

Italy's Biodiesel Production Drops Almost 20 Per Cent
ITALY - In Italy, production capacity is predicted to drop by 18 per cent as growing quantities of cheap imports continue to impact the country's output....