Takeaways from the 2014 Palm and Lauric Oils Conference & Exhibition Price Outlook (POC) conference. We share key quotes and figures on world demand, supply and outlook. If you want to discuss these topics with our food chain and commodities experts, please contact us on agriculture@sgs.com.

1. THE FUTURE OF PALM OIL &
LAURIC OILS
KEY HIGHLIGHTS FROM POC2014
Kuala Lumpur, 3-5 March, 2014

2. ROUNDTABLE: GLOBAL ECONOMICS & ITS
IMPACT ON COMMODITIES
“Global Consumption
of Grains and Oilseeds
at Record Levels.”
- David Lehman, Managing
Director, Commodity
Research and Product
Development, CME group
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3. WORLD SUPPLY, DEMAND AND PRICE
OUTLOOK OF VEGETABLE OILS AND THE
IMPACTS ON PALM AND LAURIC OILS
3.2 million MT of
sun oil was exported
from Ukraine in 2013
Thomas Mielke, Executive
Director, ISTA Mielke GmbH,
Oil World
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4. WORLD SUPPLY, DEMAND AND PRICE OUTLOOK
OF VEGETABLE OILS AND THE IMPACTS ON PALM
AND LAURIC OILS
64% of world imports
of Soyabeans go to
China
Thomas Mielke, Executive
Director, ISTA Mielke GmbH,
Oil World
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5. WORLD SUPPLY, DEMAND AND PRICE OUTLOOK
OF VEGETABLE OILS AND THE IMPACTS ON PALM
AND LAURIC OILS
“If the dryness in Malaysia,
Indonesia and Thailand
continues another 2-3
weeks, the increasing
stress on oil palm will
result in yield and
production losses in OctDec 2014 and in the
following 2 years...”
Thomas Mielke, Executive
Director, ISTA Mielke GmbH,
Oil World
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6. GLOBAL GRAIN & OILSEED TRENDS, TRADES
AND PRICE OUTLOOK
“Global soybean
supplies are in a
position to be record
large, with world
soybean oil stocks
stable and right at the
10 year average.”
Emily French, Managing
Director, ConsiliAgra
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7. OUR INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF EXPERTS
ATTENDED THE EVENT
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9. WHAT A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE!
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR…
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