Aroma Trading Limited

Market Report August 2002

Grapefruit Pink Oil
Supplies of US Pink Grapefruit Oil are scarce and any parcels currently available have lower than acceptable Nootketone levels at inflated prices.

Lavender Oil
Our suppliers in Bulgaria have confirmed carry-over stocks from last year's Lavender distillation. Early indications are that prices will remain stable. Guesstimated figures for both origins including Clonal Lavender run at about 70 Tonnes. The increasing carry-over of Lavandin will find its way into commercial quality Lavender Oils.

Litsea Cubeba Oil
As reported last month, the distillation of Berries has commenced and we expect a good crop.

Vetivert Oil
Traditional suppliers in Indonesia have little or no quantities available. Supplies from Madagascar and Haiti are also erratic so prices will advance.

Web Watch
On the 22nd September, the Countryside Alliance have organised a march in London to highlight the plight of the countryside, farming, and various rural issues currently ignored by Emperor Bel-Air (Tony Blair to you and me) and the government at large. The Liberty and Livleyhood march is not just about fox hunting but the livehoods of rural communities and how farming and the countryside is dying. See www.countryside-Alliance.org

The Government is obsessed with spin and chooses to focus their attention on a 'Hunting Ban'. Granted, I personally am not completely at ease with hunting but there are many more equally serious issues people are either not aware of or may choose to ignore.

Farming is the cornerstone of the countryside, and many have suffered from the recent Foot & Mouth crisis, which the government managed to handle disastrously while wasting an absolute fortune of tax payers' money. Supermarkets continue to drive down costs of farmed produce resulting in diminishing returns for the farmers. Legislation and directives flowing from Brussels with little or no opposition from Emperor Bel-Air mean that British farmers are not competing on a level playing field, as most imported produce comes from countries with cheap labour, little or no legislation to contend with, or crippling taxes to worry about.

What about the closure, in increasing numbers, of rural post offices, banks, schools, pubs, and local amenaties? If you think the transport infastructure in towns and cities is pathetic, how bad do you think it is in rural areas? How do you explain to pensioners, young families and the disabled that their local post office is closing and they will have to travel who knows how many miles to get provisions and pensions?

Get the Bus? Assuming there is one, it may only pass one day a week if at all. The nearest bank, shop or post office can be miles away. Need to visit a local doctor, well if you are lucky to have one you will wait for an appointment, and if you need a hospital, the wards are understaffed and the nurses grossly underpaid and overworked.

Meanwhile crime figures, are rising, even though they are 'doctored' to try to keep them low. Illegal immigrants coming into the Country are conservatively running at 20,000 a month. Emperor Tony is putting pressure on the Immigration Authorities to 'ease off' on the number of illegals being stopped at our ports and airports, in an attempt to reduce the 'official figures'.

The country is in an unfortunate position in that we do not have a political party strong enough to oppose the the government, so the Countryside Alliance is organising this march and many other events not just as a protest, but even a cry for help. Emporer Tony will more than likely choose to ignore the event and hope the movement will eventually peter out of existance. He will continue to 'spin' his way on to other single issue pressure groups, but I feel this won't go away. Support countryside issues!