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.
Diversification is part of the four main growth strategies defined by Igor Ansoff's Product/Market matrix: Ansoff pointed out that a diversification strategy stands apart from the other three strategies.he first three strategies are usually pursued with the same technical, financial, and merchandising resources used for the original product line, whereas diversification usually requires a company to acquire new skills, new techniques and new facilities.