Declining palm oil prices: Good news and bad news for smallholders

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerMar 16, 2015, 7:28 pm69 pts
Declining crop prices usually spell bad news for farmers, and poor smallholders in particular. The drop in the price of palm oil from a recent high of US$860 per metric ton in March 2014 to below US$640 in March 2015 (and far below 2010-2012 prices which exceeded US$1000) heralds a shift in perceptions of oil…

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