5-245.2 TRENDS AND PROJECTIONSThis section presents information on futures prices forvegetable oils, and how recent trends in consumption andproduction may be useful in predicting future supply anddemand for vegetable oil.5.2.1 Futures PricesSoybean oil and some oilseeds are traded on the futuresmarket.
related diversification. A process that takes place when a business expands its activities into product lines that are similar to those it currently offers. For example, a manufacturer of computers might begin making calculators as a form of related diversification of its existing business.
exists and is an alternate of . Unrelated diversification is a form of production expansion in which the firm enters into the production of a good or service that is unrelated to previous business activities. An example would how the Virgin conglomerate produces music but also has an airline. This is a key factor of economies of scope.