Detail What's Cooking; Vegetable Oil   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 400 no. 8751 (Sep. 2011), page 73. Topik: Vegetable Oils; Commodity Prices; Demand; International Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.68 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Over the past decade the price of vegetable oils has all but quadrupled. Like other commodities, prices hit records in 2008. The subsequent slump is now forgotten: prices are back close to the peaks. Glencore, the world's biggest commodity trader, may be about to confirm the industry's allure: rumours are flying that it is mulling an investment in KS Oils, an Indian edible-oil firm. Kona Haque of Macquarie, an Australian bank, points to two structural factors behind oil's sizzle: China and biodiesels. A planet with more mouths to feed and deeper pockets has led to rapid growth in consumption of vegetable oils as well as grains and meat. And although the rapid surge in demand for oils in China and the rest of Asia is slowing there is still plenty of scope for more growth. In the past few years a new source of demand has emerged for vegetable oils. Biodiesel production has rapidly accelerated and now consumes over a tenth of the global vegetable-oil crop. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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