Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Breaking News-RTRS-UPDATE 1-INTERVIEW-Indonesia eyes Pakistan deal on palm oil

JAKARTA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, hopes to sign a preferential tariff agreement with Pakistan this year to boost exports of the tropical oil, an agriculture ministry official said on Tuesday.
The key issue in the talks is Indonesia's request for the import duty charged by Pakistan on palm oil to be reduced to the same level as for products from Malaysia, ensuring equal treatment of the top two producers when output is ample.