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USDA’s Indonesia desk predicts increased palm oil production

An El Nino event could weigh on that outlook

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MarketsFarm — Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, is forecast to see a three per cent rise in production in 2023-24, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service post in Jakarta. The country’s USDA post anticipates 46 million tonnes of palm oil production, which would be up from 44.7 during
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Dairy cattle, Livestock, Op/Ed

Op/Ed: The unintended consequences of palm-based dairy rations

Palm kernel product imported for use on dairy farms may be harmful to cows

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Palm kernel expeller (PKE) is a byproduct of palm-oil processing and a popular ingredient in dairy rations around the world. But research shows PKE contains concentrations of elements that may be harmful to cows. We analyzed the chemical composition of several batches of PKE imported into New Zealand over two years. We found it contained
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Crops

Sierra Leone passes new laws to boost landowners’ rights

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Freetown | Reuters — Sierra Leone’s parliament on Monday passed two laws that lawyers say will help boost the rights of rural landowners and women against land grabs by big mining and agribusiness firms. The West African country has a history of sometimes deadly conflict between local communities and foreign companies that have cleared huge
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Crops, Markets

Indonesia’s palm oil export ban seen short-lived on limited storage

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Jakarta/Mumbai | Reuters — Indonesia’s ban on palm oil exports is unlikely to last more than a month as Jakarta has limited infrastructure to store the surplus oil and the country faces mounting pressure from buyers to resume shipments, industry officials said. The world’s top palm oil exporter announced plans to ban exports on Friday,
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Crops, Markets

Indonesia bans palm oil exports as global food inflation spikes

Government under pressure to control cooking oil prices

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Jakarta | Reuters — Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, announced plans to ban exports of the most widely used vegetable oil on Friday, in a shock move that could further inflame surging global food inflation. The halting of shipments of the cooking oil and its raw material, widely used in products ranging from
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Dairy cattle, Livestock, Other

Study finds no data to show change in butter consistency

Not enough data to link to palm supplement use, either

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Updated, Jan. 24 — A panel tasked with reviewing complaints of changes in Canadian butter’s consistency has found there’s not enough data out there to support those complaints — nor to support the allegation that palm byproducts in cows’ rations were the cause. The Expert Working Group on Feed Supplementation, set up by Dairy Farmers

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