Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   01st - 07th August 2007 1st  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded mixed.          
Crude palm oil price traded  lower, down  by RM8.50 to RM2,667.00,  with the  highest traded price at RM2,760.00.  RBD palm olein traded higher by US$3.50 to US$817.50.  Prices were traded mixed due to:
n Concerns over rising supplies and a sharp decline in global markets.
n Concerns of a possible contraction in the US economy in the near-term may lead to a vast reduction of edible and fuel oil consumption.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n  For the current week 06/08/2007 – 12/08/2007, the CPO export duty payable is RM545.57/ tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  lower.
n Crude palm oil price traded lower by US$2.00 to US$826.50. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO widened to US$106.00 this week.
n RBD palm olein traded lower by US$14.00 to US$847.50 and was at a discount of US$85.00 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
01/08/07 02/08/07 03/08/07 06/08/07 07/08/07 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 2,724.50 2694.50 2686.50 2625.50 2541.00 2,667.00 2,675.50 -8.50
PK (Ex-mill) 1,530.00 1522.50 1530.50 1531.50 1510.50 1,524.00 1,542.50 -18.50
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 3,084.50 3077.00 3084.50 3060.00 2970.00 3,070.00 3,061.50 8.50
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) NT NT 804.00 790.00 NT 799.50 808.00 -8.50
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 819.50 823.00 814.50 802.00 NT 817.50 814.00 3.50
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 780.50 NT 778.50 NT NT 779.00 778.50 0.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 855.00 860.00 857.50 835.00 830.00 847.50 861.50 -14.00
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 850.00 855.00 852.50 830.00 825.00 842.50 856.50 -14.00
CPO (Cif Rott) 812.50 825.00 860.00 820.00 815.00 826.50 828.50 -2.00
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 933.52 931.33 937.38 932.54 928.13 932.58 912.50 20.08
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,065.00 1,075.00 UNQ 1,020.00 UNQ 1,053.33 1056.00 -2.67
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 936.26 949.13 951.17 962.89 UNQ 949.86 942.50 7.36
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 820.00 827.50 830.00 795.00 795.00 813.50 829.00 -15.50
Tallow 790.00 790.00 790.00 790.00 790.00 790.00 810.00 -20.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 917.50 910.00 912.50 900.00 910.00 910.00 917.00 -7.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 920.00 907.50 912.50 905.00 900.00 909.00 912.00 -3.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -121.02 -106.33 -77.38 -112.54 -113.13 -106.08 -84.00 -22.08
CPO/RSO -123.76 -124.13 -91.17 -142.89 UNQ -120.49 -114.00 -6.49
RBD P.Olein/SBO -78.52 -71.33 -79.88 -97.54 -98.13 -85.08 -51.00 -34.08
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -210.00 -215.00 UNQ -185.00 UNQ -203.33 -194.50 -8.83
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 30.00 37.50 40.00 5.00 5.00 23.50 19.00 4.50
PKO/CNO -2.50 2.50 0.00 -5.00 10.00 1.00 5.00 -4.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO October  2007 (RM) 2585.00 2602.00 2852.00 2480.00 2478.00 2599.40 2626.00 -26.60
CBOT SBO October  2007 (US$) 833.80 833.80 833.14 814.00 815.76 826.10 820.50 5.60
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 795.00 800.00 792.50 770.00 767.50 785.00 789.50 -4.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 810.00 815.00 807.50 785.00 782.50 800.00 804.50 -4.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 2813.13 2832.94 2797.42 2721.20 2712.54 2,775.45 2774.00 1.45
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   88.63 138.44 110.92 95.70 171.54 121.05 94.50 26.55
Note : NT  : No Transaction ;    N.A  : Not Available;    PH  : Public Holiday;    UNQ  :  Unquote;   
Source :   MPOB Registration of Contracts,  Oilworld,   Reuters,  BMD   CBOT,   Dow Jones News, Massey Company