Prøve GULL - Gratis
Going coconuts
Financial Standard
|June 02, 2025
While the beast of inflation has been tamed, or at least on enough of a downward trend to enter the Reserve Bank of Australia's target range, there have still been steep price rises localised to individual commodities or sectors along the way.
Take 2024, which saw major increases in price for cacao, coffee, and container shipping. While 2025 has started with gold prices.
The latest contender? Coconut oil.
Rotterdam's price per metric tonne of coconut oil breached the US$2700 in May. For context, the price at the start of the year was US$1878 per metric tonne, a 46% increase in five months. Go back a year further and the price was a mere US$1108 at the start of 2024 which equates the current price to a 148% increase in the space of 17 months.
Denne historien er fra June 02, 2025-utgaven av Financial Standard.
Abonner på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av kuraterte premiumhistorier og over 9000 magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
FLERE HISTORIER FRA Financial Standard
Financial Standard
T. Rowe Price stays underweight on Australia, overweight on US
Australian equities are less favoured in the second half of the year, T. Rowe Price said, given the dependency on energy imports and headwinds from the tightening monetary and fiscal policies.
1 min
June 29, 2026
Financial Standard
Praemium dragged into FG saga
Praemium and its subsidiaries are now caught up in the ASIC-led First Guardian legal saga, having been thrown in the mix by Diversa Trustees.
1 mins
June 29, 2026
Financial Standard
HESTA launches new campaign
The super fund is launching ‘Super Saturday’ to help those that are missing out on the advantages of super tax benefits ahead of the end of the financial year.
1 min
June 29, 2026
Financial Standard
Productivity growth is ‘going from bad to worse’: PC
The latest quarterly productivity review released by the Productivity Commission (PC) found growth in hours worked remains strong (0.9% increase over the quarter, 2.2% increase over the year).
1 min
June 29, 2026
Financial Standard
Soul Patts to pocket $1.89bn from Brickworks divestment
Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co is set to receive $1.89 billion after agreeing to divest its stake in Brickworks’ industrial joint venture property trusts to Goodman Group, freeing up capital for future investment opportunities.
1 mins
June 29, 2026
Financial Standard
Budget changes could drive SMSF adoption: FAAA
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has warned the government's proposed capitals gains tax (CGT) and negative gearing reforms could unintentionally drive Australians towards self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as a vehicle for residential property investment, exposing consumers to heightened risks.
1 mins
June 29, 2026
Financial Standard
SpaceX IPO launches
SpaceX has raised US$75 billion ($106.8bn) in the biggest-ever stock market debut, valuing Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company at US$1.77 trillion.
1 min
June 29, 2026
Financial Standard
Aware Super sells majority stake in water portfolio
Aware Super has announced the sale of a majority portion of its Australian water portfolio with the strategic divestment of 83 gigalitres of water entitlements from the southern Murray-Darling Basin.
1 mins
June 29, 2026
Financial Standard
FCA pursues Neil Woodford again
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.
1 min
June 29, 2026
Financial Standard
Passive ETFs continue to dominate
The latest analysis from Betashares indicates index ETFs continue to drive the expansion of Australia's ETF industry.
1 mins
June 29, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size