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Khor Reports' newsletter: Feeding Africa, Asian companies eye West Africa consumers with palm oil, instant noodles and moreFeature: Indomie, Unilever & Olam in W Africa. Instant noodles & global hunger Indonesia’s landholding ceiling, Felda Global deals & moreBiofuel policy cooling and boost, Neste Oil’s renewables Sustainability: more certification, snacks & supply chain Preview: RSPO hot topics
Download here: KR_Newsletter_NovDec13
Malaysia biogas, India refinery woes, Liberia investor hiccup. Green performance chemicals. Sustainability: after haze, RSPO+, labour worries. Supplement: EU withdraws GSP privileges, Malaysia mulls TPP standard, Indonesia’s farmer protection law, Pakistan FTA
Download here: KR_Newsletter_SeptOc13
Khor Reports' newsletter: Trade tussles. Corporate: Who’s got the best prices& growth prospects? EU biodiesel: certification, anti‐dumping & ILUC. Nigeria worries about duty evaders. Better info on saturated fats & Vitamin E tocotrienols. Frontier expansion: Nigeria, Mindanao & more. Price outlook muted, eyes on China & crude oil.
Download here: KR_Newsletter_JulAug13
Khor Reports' Mar/Apr 2013 newsletter: Indonesia minimum wage hikes of up to 49%. Malaysia finally regularises duty structure vs. Indonesia. China food safety and more. Biofuels – US aims to get its cars out of oil “for good.” Food sector labelling. China popular product claims. EU-RED ILUC may block allbut waste for biodiesel. HCV grassland criteria soon? FEATURE: Sustainable palm oil – heating up. “Palm oil free” and super tax get short shrift in France. Key vegetable oils. Weather outlook. CPO technical view. Price charts. Our CPO Price Expectations Survey.
Download here: KR_Newsletter_MarApr13
Khor Reports' Newsletter: South Asia’s need, 11 million tonne predominance of imported palm oil Feature: South Asia competition, tariff impacts & local India palm oil. Non-dairy ice cream. Wilmar-Unilever supply-chain jolt, biodiesel stuttering start Sustainability: TFT-Greenpeace principles lead Science: remote-sensing & extreme transparency Spreads narrow, PO exports to dip & demand shift?
Download here: KR_Newsletter_JanFeb14
