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GHANA– Association of Palm Oil Development of Ghana (OPDAG) mentioned, for last six months, there have been 48 thousands tons of unstandard palm oil which are illegally imported to Ghana without tight monitoring.

MUKOMUKO – Head of Plantation; Forestry, Plantation, Livestock and Agriculture Agency, District of Mukomoko, Wahyu Hidayat said, there are about local 36 farmers groups proposing to ask superior palm oil seeds to the government.

KUALA LUMPUR – CEO of Malaysian Palm Oil  Company Association, Datuk Dr. MakhzdirMardan said, the problem in Malaysian palm oil plantation is the difficulty to fulfill the employees/workers in the plantation. In addition, the cost of the workers reaches mostly half of the investment.

JERMAN –German surfactant company, Evonik recently introduced surfactant having Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certificates or deriving from unenvironmental materials.

PETALING JAYA - Golden Land Bhdacquired two palm oil plantation companies in Sulawesi, Indonesia. In the report of the company in Malaysia’s Stock Exchange, Golden Land Bhdhad signed two conditional sales purchase agreements with the vendor, Hery Hermawan Herijanto to acquire 68,75% shares inParimoAgri Holding Pte Ltd (PAH) and inParigi Plantation Holding Pte Ltd (PPH ) with the amounts US $ 3,25 millions and US$ 2,49 millions for each or the total investment about US$ 5,74 millions (RM 20,65 millions).

JAKARTA – The National Revival Day which is commemorated on May 2oth always gives inspiration of Indonesian unity and independency as a big country and nation. But several years ago, it was drastically changed to be  “The Lost Spur Day” because the compensation promise never comes until these days.

KUALA LUMPUR - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) get Frost dan Sullivan Excellence award for the third times continouesly in the Frost dan Sullivan Excellence Awards 2015 for‘Palm Oil Plantation Company of the Year’.

JAKARTA – In March 2015 Indonesian palm oil demands from some export countries increased significantly. Based on the data from Indonesian Palm Oil Businessmen Association (IPOBA), the demands from China increased 138,5% to be 236,08 thousands of tons from the previous month which reaching 98,98 thousands of tons.

 PEKANBARU - UniversitasMuhammadiyah Riau (Umri) makes liquid palm oil waste to be source of energy. It is done through the concept, Waste to Energy or Waste Energy Electricity Power. 

JAKARTA – Indonesian Palm Oil Businessmen Association (IPOBA) hoped, by B15 mandatory of vegetable  fuel to diesel (15% mixture of % of crude palm oil (CPO)), the palm oil absorption in the domestic country will increase so that the stocks will reduce to the global markets.

JAMBI – Based on the fruit price making team of Plantation Agency of Jambi Province, period 17-23 April 2015, the fruit price for three year old fruit decreases Rp53/kg to be Rp1.228/kg from the previous week which reaching Rp1.281/kg.

JAKARTA – Executive Director of Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA), FadhilHasanreported, the average crude palm oil (CPO) price in March re-decreased 2,4% than the price in February.

 JAKARTA–Palm Oil Polytechic Citra Widya Edukasi (CWE) in Cibitung, West Java opens registration for new students in 2015/2016. There will be 300 students to accept.

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia, the second biggest producer in the world, plans to cut off the crude palm oil (CPO) out fee (OF) to be zero percent (o%) in May, 2015. Before it, in April the CPO OF reached 4,5%.

PALEMBANG – The government of South Sumaterawill maximize palm oil – cow integrated programme for there is lack of meat in the region. Until now South Sumatera still needs cow meat from the other provinces.

NEW DELHI –Crude palm oil (CPO) price decreased 0,25 % to be Rs4438,50/10 kg in the exchange on Thursday (16/4)because some speculators cut off the position for the decreasing demands in the spot markets.

JAKARTA – Secretary of Trade, Indonesian Republic, Rachmat Gobel said, in March 2015, the national trade balance was surplus until US$ 1,1 billions. It was from non oil and gas about US$1,4 billionsand the deficit of gas and oil about US$279 millions.

NEW DELHI –Data from Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA) in India showed, the import activities in the country increased to be 682.274 tons in March or increased 25% than the imports in the same period in last year, which reaching545.875 tons. In February 2015, the imports just reached 509.948 tons.

BENGKULU–Head of Water Resource, Public Work Agency, District of Mukomuko, Zamhari said, River Agency of Sumatera VII, Bengkulu Province does not allow palm oil factory (POF) –  PT Karya Sawitindomas which is in agricultue region in District of Mukomuko, to take water in the irrigation for the company’s interests.

PEKANBARU– Based on the price team decision of Plantation Agency of Riau from 15 to 21 April 20015, the ten year old fruit decreases Rp53,20/kg to be Rp1.603,31/Kg from the first period which reaching Rp1.656,51/Kg.