Primary Recommendation

MP Evans - Expanding palm oil producer

December 2007

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Amidst the hysteria surrounding the surging price of crude oil,there is a new wave of excitement regarding the unlikely emergence ofpalm oil as the next hot commodity, with the price having quadrupledsince its low point six years ago. The demand for palm oil, which isbest known for its cooking qualities, is likely to remain stronglargely because the newly rich Chinese and Indian middle classes haveshifted their habits from boiling to frying food. Not surprisingly,investors have alighted on the three remaining quoted producers ofwhich MP Evans, whose strategy is to increase its planted area from18,000 hectares to 70,000 ha, has the most attractive growth profile.The company clearly doesnâ€™t lack ambition and managing director PeterHadsle ...

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