Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON  29th Nov  – 05th Dec  2006 1st Week  
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded higher.          
Crude palm oil price traded higher by RM51.00 to RM1,866.50,  with the  highest traded price at RM1,910.00.  RBD palm olein traded higher by US$13.00 to US$548.00.  Prices were traded firmer due to:
n Supported by firmer BMD CPO futures market on fresh commercial and speculative buying last week.
n Bullish CBOT soyabean oil futures prices performance
n Supported by better than expected SGS November palm oil exports, only down 5% to 1.36 million tonnes from the same period a month ago.
n The firmness in palm oil prices was also supported by anticipation of a decline of 5.9% in the November palm oil stocks level and lower palm oil production in the coming months. 
Crude palm oil export duty.
n For the current week 04/12/2006 –10/12/2006, the CPO export duty payable is RM329.80/ tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded higher.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$2.50 to US$578.00. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO was unchanged at US$141.50 this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher by US$11.50 to US$606.50 and was at a discount of US$113.50 against SBO.    
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
29/11/06 30/11/06 01/12/06 04/12/06 05/12/06 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 1,852.00 1893.00 1871.00 1845.50 1828.00 1,866.50 1,815.50 51.00
PK (Ex-mill) 991.00 1012.50 1018.00 1016.50 1010.50 1,010.00 971.00 39.00
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 2,035.50 2066.00 2068.00 2068.00 2034.00 2,060.00 2,000.00 60.00
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 534.50 540.00 547.50 NT NT 537.50 539.50 -2.00
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 544.50 551.00 551.00 550.50 546.50 548.00 535.00 13.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 474.50 481.00 484.00 482.50 480.00 480.50 460.50 20.00
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 600.00 610.00 625.00 600.00 597.50 606.50 595.00 11.50
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 592.50 602.50 605.00 587.50 590.00 595.50 586.50 9.00
CPO (Cif Rott) 580.00 587.50 580.00 575.00 567.50 578.00 575.50 2.50
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 710.05 721.45 724.44 722.43 720.94 719.86 717.00 2.86
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 740.00 740.00 747.50 750.00 747.50 745.00 751.50 -6.50
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 842.85 851.42 854.95 855.72 858.19 852.63 837.50 15.13
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 535.00 532.50 525.00 525.00 525.00 528.50 527.50 1.00
Tallow 535.00 535.00 535.00 535.00 535.00 535.00 535.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 630.00 630.00 635.00 630.00 625.00 630.00 625.00 5.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 667.50 675.00 675.00 677.50 675.00 674.00 667.50 6.50
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -130.05 -133.95 -144.44 -147.43 -153.44 -141.86 -141.50 -0.36
CPO/RSO -262.85 -263.92 -274.95 -280.72 -290.69 -274.63 -262.00 -12.63
RBD P.Olein/SBO -110.05 -111.45 -99.44 -122.43 -123.44 -113.36 -122.00 8.64
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -140.00 -130.00 -122.50 -150.00 -150.00 -138.50 -156.50 18.00
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 0.00 -2.50 -10.00 -10.00 -10.00 -6.50 -7.50 1.00
PKO/CNO -37.50 -45.00 -40.00 -47.50 -50.00 -44.00 -42.50 -1.50
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO Feb 2007 (RM) 1889.00 1940.00 1888.00 1863.00 1840.00 1884.00 1874.00 10.00
CBOT SBO Mar  2007 (US$) 652.08 661.54 663.30 655.16 654.28 657.27 653.50 3.77
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA      
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 517.50 522.50 517.50 515.00 507.50 516.00 509.50 6.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 528.50 533.50 528.50 526.00 518.50 527.00 520.50 6.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 1919.04 1928.76 1899.69 1885.97 1855.09 1,897.71 1899.50 -1.79
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)  67.04 35.76 28.69 40.47 27.09 39.81 75.50 -35.69
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