In early December, I received a call from a large Eastleigh-based trader and wholesaler dealing mainly in imported fast-moving consumer products who requested a meeting with me.
He said he had some news to share. When we met, the man said he had heard from his trading partners and links in Malaysia and Indonesia that several Dubai-based traders and import businesses had recently visited Djakarta and Kuala Lumpur to buy massive quantities of cooking oil which they intended to export, duty-free, to Kenya.
