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UNDERSTANDING WORLD COMMODITY PRICES Returns, Volatility and Diversification [PDF]

In recent times, the prices of internationally-traded commodities have reached record highs and there is considerable uncertainty regarding their future. This phenomenon is partially driven by strong demand from a small number of emerging economies, such
Mei-Hsiu Chen
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‘Shelter is a Dignity’: Rental Racism, Stress and Housing (In)justice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's private rental sector is in crisis, and culturally and racially minoritised renters face compounded harms through both covert and everyday direct forms of rental racism. Drawing on five community‐based focus groups in Melbourne (n = 37), the paper explores how racism manifests across the rental pathway and how it structures the ...
Erika Martino, Ilan Wiesel, Ang Li, Rebecca Bentley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commodity risk assessment of <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i> plants from the United Kingdom. [PDF]

EFSA J
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Civera AV, Baptista P, Berlin A, Chatzivassiliou E, Cubero J, Cunniffe N, de la Peña E, Desneux N, Di Serio F, Filipiak A, Gonthier P, Hasiów-Jaroszewska B, Jactel H, Landa BB, Maistrello L, Makowski D, Milonas P, Papadopoulos NT, Susi H, van der Gaag DJ, Debode J, Navas-Cortes JA, Kritikos C, Kormpi M, Papachristos D, Reppa C, Akrivou A, Antonatos S, Beris D, Schulz OM, Lombardo MF, Gardi C, Potting R.   +33 more
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Cis‐Vaccenic Acid as a Compositional Marker for Detecting High‐Oleic Seed Oil Adulteration in Avocado Oil

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of the global avocado oil market has intensified concerns about economic adulteration with lower‐cost, high‐oleic seed oils that resemble the fatty acid specifications of avocado oil. Cis‐vaccenic acid C18:1 (n−7) occurs at higher proportions in avocado oil than in common seed oil adulterants, making it a promising ...
Donpon Wannasin, Selina C. Wang
wiley   +1 more source

EFFICIENCY OF FOREST COMMODITY FUTURES MARKETS [PDF]

Market efficiency and unbiasedness tests are performed for the first time for three forest commodity futures markets: softwood lumber, oriented strand board (OSB), and northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK).
Holt, Matthew T., He, Dequan
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Sustainable Manufacturing Platforms for Closed‐Cycle Bioeconomy Applications

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular bioeconomy requires innovative production platforms that prioritize sustainability, resource efficiency, and waste minimization. Organic waste from agriculture, aquaculture, and food production represents an underutilized feedstock for biomanufacturing, contributing to a circular economy.
Yelizaveta Chernysh, Ruslan Ostroha, Hynek Roubík   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Heat Stability and Inactivation Conditions of Decapod Iridescent Virus 1 (DIV1)

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Heat treatment effectively inactivates decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1) under milder conditions than current WOAH recommendations. DIV1 infectivity was eliminated at 56°C for 30 min, 60°C for 15 min, or 70°C for 1 min, providing optimized heat treatment strategies for aquaculture biosecurity and seafood safety.
Yonghui Feng, Xiaomeng Guo, Jingyi Xing, Liang Qiu, Jie Huang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commodity Price Insurance:A Keynesian Idea Revisited [PDF]

Keynes proposed that a ‘Commod Control’ agency be created after the Second World War to stabilise spot prices of key internationally traded commodities by systematically buying and selling physical buffer stocks.
Nawal Kamel, John Bower
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Integrating One Health to Mitigate the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock and Aquaculture

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global threat driven by antimicrobial use in aquaculture and livestock. Resistant pathogens and genes can spread across humans, animals, and the environment through interconnected ecosystems. Using a One Health approach, this review emphasizes antimicrobial stewardship, regulatory strengthening, enhanced ...
Mir Mohammad Ali, Delower Hossain, Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Anum Hanif, Shamsaldeen Ibrahim Saeed, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Anoar Jamai Masroure, Kazi Estieque Alam, Md Kamal Hossain, Sabiha Zarin Tasnim Bristi, Md Jisan Ahmed   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

What explains the growth in commodity derivatives? [PDF]

This article documents the massive increase in trading in commodity derivatives over the past decade—growth which far outstrips the growth in commodity production and the need for derivatives to hedge risk by commercial producers and users of commodities.
Parantap Basu, William T. Gavin
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