The relationship between vegetable and tropical oils prices is investigated utilizing a vector autoregressive approach. Despite the apparent similarities between these oil prices in terms of their general pattern of movement over time, the relationships were not found to be strong enough to...

This paper is concerned with specification and estimation of a model explaining market shares for the world's major vegetable and tropical oils. Market shares are explained by relative prices and an attribute variable designed to reflect increased consumer preference for polyunsaturated fats and...