JAKARTA, July 27 (Reuters) – Indonesia on Wednesday launched road tests for two types of biodiesel containing 40% palm oil, hoping to conclude by the end of the year whether they are viable for public use, the energy ministry said. The government currently mandates that all diesel sold in the country must contain 30% palm oil – the highest…
Jakarta. China has unveiled a commitment to increase its crude palm oil import from Indonesia by 1 million metric tons, or about a fifth of its annual imports, in a move that should help pare down the Southeast Asian producer’s surplus inventories and prop up the commodity prices among local farmers. China Prime Minister Li…
CGS-CIMB Research is optimistic about Indonesia’s latest measure on the short-term palm oil export levy waiver as it encourages an increase in exports and reduces the country’s high stockpiles. Indonesia recently announced it would waive a palm oil export levy from July 15 to Aug 31 in an attempt to boost shipments and reduce stockpiles. According to Indonesia’s finance…
The Indonesian central statistics agency, BPS, announced that the export value reached US$26.09 billion in June. The figure reflects a 21.30 percent monthly increase and 40.68 percent year-on-year hike. “The non-oil and gas sector accounted for 94.13 percent of total exports in June 2022,” BPS chief Margo Yuwono in a virtual press conference on Friday, July…
India’s palm oil imports rose marginally to 5,90,921 tonnes in June this year, but the shipment of RBD palmolein oil showed a sharp increase, industry body Solvent Extractors Association (SEA) said. India, the world’s leading vegetable oil buyer, imported 5,87,467 tonnes of palm oils in June 2021. The association also demanded the government to increase…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s palm-oil inventory level increased 8.8 per cent month-on-month to 1.66 million tonnes in June , the highest since November 2021 as total crude palm oil (CPO) production outweighed consumption mainly due to weaker exports. Affin Hwang Capital said in the near term, global crop production, global demand for edible oils and further changes to…
KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to remain elevated in the second half of this year (H2 2022) on supply concerns and improved demand outlook, according to MIDF Research. The research house said prices would be supported by the higher edible oil prices on supply concerns amid the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war, which…
Indonesia’s trade surplus likely widened to $3.52 billion last month, boosted by the lifting of a three-week palm oil export ban, according to economists polled by Reuters, although some still expect the gap to shrink later in the year. Southeast Asia’s largest economy has been enjoying an export boom on the back of rising commodity…
China, the world’s second-largest palm oil buyer, will increase its purchases of the tropical oil from Malaysia, Bernama reported, citing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Malaysia’s palm oil exports to China rose more than 13% in June month-on-month to 96,496 tons, according to data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board on Tuesday, though shipments slid 55% from the…
A break above 4,267 ringgit could lead to a gain into 4,398-4,588 ringgit. However, the contract’s failure to break this level in its first attempt suggests a completion of the bounce from the July 6 low of 3,735 ringgit. A break below 4,090 ringgit could open the way towards 3,782-3,900 ringgit range. On the daily chart, the…
Indonesia plans to increase the content of palm oil-based fuel in its biodiesel to 35%, known as B35, from 30%, starting on July 20, senior energy ministry official Dadan Kusdiana said late on Friday, July 8. The world’s biggest palm oil producer is struggling to cut palm oil inventories after a three-week export ban ending in…
Palm oil climbed for a second day on fresh demand from top buyers India and China after a recent selloff, with a rally in rival soybean oil prices further supporting the market. Futures for September delivery jumped as much as 4.2% to 4,314 ringgit ($975) a ton, before closing at 4,163 ringgit in Kuala…
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in a statement on Thursday claimed that Indonesia has become one of the most prominent exporters on the global stage. He said it had helped the country overcome economic challenges amidst the world’s energy and food crisis, attributing the palm oil industry as the main driving force.…
JAKARTA – Senior Indonesian minister Luhut Pandjaitan estimated on Thursday that an additional 2.5 million tonnes of palm oil could be absorbed by the domestic market if the country raised the amount of palm oil in its biodiesel mix to 40% (B40). The world’s biggest palm oil maker currently has a mandatory 30% blend of palm oil-based…
The planned higher biodiesel mandate in Indonesia will be medium-term positive for Indonesian biodiesel producers such as Wilmar International, Golden Agri-Resources and First Resources, said CGS-CIMB Research analysts Ivy Ng Lee Fang and Nagulan Ravi. This change in mandate would allow the companies to expand their revenues and earnings base, the analysts said in their June…
Palm oil resumed an advance as top producer Indonesia considers a plan to increase its biodiesel mandate, a move aimed at slashing its fuel import costs and soaking up bulging edible oil stockpiles. Futures for September delivery climbed as much as 1.5% to RM4,975 (US$1,129) a ton, reversing an earlier drop of 1.9%, before closing…
A number of bin lorries in the Scarborough Borough are now being powered by waste vegetable oil. The council has switched the lorries from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil or HVO which significantly reduces CO2 emissions. The council’s Climate Change Programme Manager – Harry Baross – says around 65 percent of the councils vehicle fleet…
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi discussed various areas of bilateral cooperation with her Indian counterpart, S. Jaishankar, during a meeting in New Delhi on Friday. “In the trade field, we warmly welcome a 33-percent increase in trade (between the two countries) in 2021,” Marsudi noted during a video media briefing on the meeting of the…
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia and Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed to enhance economic relations by bolstering trade and investment potentials that both countries possess. “Indonesia believes that the historical bond and good bilateral relations forged by both countries decades ago can be utilised as the capital of every strategic step for further exploration of cooperation potentials…
The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trend lower next week on profit-taking activities. Interband Group of Companies senior palm oil trader Jim Teh said prices were expected to hover between RM5,500 and RM6,000 per tonne, influenced by a weaker local currency, inflation in the United States, and…
