11.   Some dealers suspected that the traders had bought up soya oil acting on behalf of Chinese buyers.

12.   Soya oil declined on the US futures market after figures predicted a stronger US harvest.

13.   Soya oil lifted as the market took notice of weather reports predicting bad conditions for the US harvest.

14.   Soya oil was also up after predictions of a drop in the American crop.

15.   Soya oil was firmer on rumours of large-scale US exports to China.

16.   Soya oil dipped slightly because of good harvests in Brazil.

17.   Soya oil is used in the manufacture of a huge range of foods, including bread, pizzas, biscuits and margarines.

18.   The price of soya oil on the Rotterdam market suffered from the heavy losses soya sustained this week in Chicago, after the tumble there in grain prices.