Market Trends

For several years I have written a monthly article in Lipid Technology and occasional articles for Inform devoted to market matters concerning oilseeds, oils and fats, and oil meals. I have used my experience in preparing these articles to prepare the following files covering the major oils and fats commodities and the major countries/regions where these commodities are produced, traded (exports and imports), and consumed for food and non-food purposes. These were first assembled during March and April 2008, but they are updated when new data become available.

• Oils and Fats in the Market Place
  • Final Updated Market Report

• Individual Commodity Oils and Fats
  • Four major vegetable oils
  • Palm oil
  • Soybean oil
  • Rapeseed (canola) oil
  • Sunflower seed oil
  • Palmkernel and coconut oils
  • Olive oil
  • Animal fats

• Major Producing and Consuming Countries/Regions – General view
  • EU-27
  • USA
  • Argentina and Brazil
  • Malaysia and Indonesia
  • China
  • India

• Prices of Commodity Oils
• Biodiesel
• Non-food Uses