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. In the future, I plan to add other files and to update the existing files.

Frank Gunstone

The author can be contacted at - fdg1@st-and.ac.uk

Scottish Crop Research Institute (and MRS Lipid Analysis Unit), Invergowrie, Dundee (DD2 5DA), Scotland

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