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Implementation of higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, is likely to tighten supplies of the vegetable oil, a leading industry analyst said on Tuesday. Photo: Natt Boonyatecha/iStock/Getty Images
Markets

Higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia to curb palm oil supplies, analyst says

Decrease in available palm oil would be ‘catastrophic’ for global consumers, analyst says

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Implementation of higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, is likely to tighten supplies of the vegetable oil, a leading industry analyst said on Tuesday. Indonesia currently has a mandatory 35 per cent blend of palm oil-based fuel in biodiesel and is seeking to ramp up to biodiesel containing 40 per cent palm oil to cut its energy imports.
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Livestock

Indonesia confirms African swine fever outbreak

Disease killed over 35,000 hogs on farm

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Paris | Reuters — Indonesia has reported an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm on the Riau Islands near Singapore, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday. The outbreak that killed 35,297 pigs in a herd of 285,034 on a farm located on Bulan island was detected on April 1 […] Read more
File photo of fresh palm fruits and palm oil. (Slpu9945/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

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 […] Read more
File photo of a suspension footbridge in Thailand. (Tinnakorn Jorruang/iStock/Getty Images)
Machinery, Markets

Canada to boost defence, cyber security in Indo-Pacific policy

New policy document puts focus on 'disruptive' China

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canada launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, outlining $2.3 billion in spending to boost military and cyber security in the region and vowed to deal with a “disruptive” China while working with it on climate change and trade issues. The plan detailed in a 26-page document said Canada will tighten […] Read more
Sea Temple of Pura Luhur, Uluwatu, south Bali, Indonesia. (CIA.gov)
Livestock

Indonesia’s foot-and-mouth outbreak prompts international measures

'Viral fragments' detected in meats brought into Australia

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Reuters — Australia and New Zealand say they’ve stepped up protections against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at their international airports following an outbreak of the disease in Indonesia. Travellers arriving in Australia from Indonesia will now be asked to walk across sanitation foot mats at airports, the latest measure to ramp up Australia’s biosecurity measures, the […] Read more
ICE July 2022 canola (candlesticks, right column) with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and CME July 2022 crude palm oil (orange line, left column). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola books steep rise in prices

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MarketsFarm — Canola prices, along with other edible oils, received a strong boost on Wednesday due to sharp upticks in Malaysian palm oil values. Canola futures have also received support from a bullish forecast this week from Statistics Canada on planted acres for this spring. Despite the Indonesian government stating Monday its export ban on […] Read more

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