Page 6 - Palm Oil
US-China trade tensions, orangutans make horrid year for palm oil
Used in everything from chocolate to fuel, palm oil will probably end the year at 2,000 ringgit a tonne, according to a Bloomberg survey this month
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India's palm oil imports likely to hit six-year low, say experts
India buys palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia, with its soyoil mainly imported from Argentina and Brazil. It purchases sunflower oil from Ukraine
 "India's palm oil imports likely to hit six-year low, say experts")
India raises import tax on palm oil to highest in 10 yrs to support farmers
The fourth increase in import tax in less than six months would push up domestic edible oil prices and support prices of local oilseeds like soybean and rapeseed
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Palm oil producers fear looming EU environment law will hurt millions
This is the first time top leaders from both the countries have weighed in on the issue
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India's palm oil import spurts 2.25% in April
India, the world's leading vegetable oil buyer, had imported 7,36,036 tonnes palm oil in April 2016
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Palm oil imports fall 11% in January
India, the world's leading vegetable oil buyer, had imported 688,393 tonnes palm oil in Jan 2015
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Cash crunch chokes off India palm oil imports
Indian buyers are delaying shipments and cancelling vessel space bookings, and the traders expect them to hold back further in the month ahead
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Palm oil imports fall 28% on higher stock, lower demand
Palm oil make up more than 65 per cent of the country's total vegetable oil imports
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