Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   30th  Jan - 05th  Feb  2008 1st  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded firm.
Crude palm oil price traded firm, increased  by  RM82.00 to RM3,294.50,  with the highest  traded price at RM3,450.00. RBD palm olein traded higher by US$18.50 to US$1,072.50. Prices were traded firmer due to:                                                                          
n Supported by firmer CBOT soyabean oil prices due to good export demand.
n News of Indonesia’s raising of base export prices for CPO to US$944 from US$869 per tonne, strengthen local CPO prices.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n For the current week 11/02/2008 – 17/02/2008, the CPO export duty payable is RM751.32/tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  firm.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$32.50 to US$1079.50. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO narrowed to US$224.50  this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher  by US$34.00  at US$1132.50  and  was  at a discount of US$171.50 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
30/01/2008 31/01/2008 01/02/2008 04/02/2008 05/02/2008 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 3,245.50 3251.50 3209.00 3299.50 3410.50 3,294.50 3,212.50 82.00
PK (Ex-mill) 2,005.50 2018.00 NT  2028.50 2046.50 2,024.50 2,004.00 20.50
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 4,035.00 4047.00 4086.50 4075.50 4172.50 4,060.50 4,031.50 29.00
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 1,050.50 NT NT NT NT 1,050.50 1040.00 10.50
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 1,065.00 1063.00 1070.00 1100.00 NT 1,072.50 1054.00 18.50
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 954.50 NT 982.50 NT NT 968.50 969.00 -0.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 1,112.50 1,110.00 1,117.50 1,162.50 1,160.00 1,132.50 1098.50 34.00
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 1,102.50 1,100.00 UNQ 1,152.50 1,150.00 1,126.25 1095.50 30.75
CPO (Cif Rott) 1,055.00 1,060.00 1,065.00 1,117.50 1,100.00 1,079.50 1047.00 32.50
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,264.24 1,288.81 1,309.22 1,329.48 1,327.11 1,303.77 1277.50 26.27
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,825.00 1,835.00 1,835.00 1,807.50 1,845.00 1,829.50 1795.50 34.00
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,331.55 1,343.74 1,349.26 1,372.52 1,362.26 1,351.87 1351.00 0.87
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 1,025.00 1,030.00 UNQ 1,080.00 1,080.00 1,053.75 1030.00 23.75
Tallow 890.00 890.00 890.00 890.00 890.00 890.00 795.00 95.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 1,310.00 1,310.00 1,315.00 1,350.00 1,340.00 1,325.00 1281.00 44.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 1,295.00 1,295.00 1,300.00 1,335.00 1,330.00 1,311.00 1278.00 33.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -209.24 -228.81 -244.22 -211.98 -227.11 -224.27 -230.50 6.23
CPO/RSO -276.55 -283.74 -284.26 -255.02 -262.26 -272.37 -304.00 31.63
RBD P.Olein/SBO -151.74 -178.81 -191.72 -166.98 -167.11 -171.27 -179.00 7.73
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -712.50 -725.00 -717.50 -645.00 -685.00 -697.00 -697.00 0.00
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 135.00 140.00 UNQ 190.00 190.00 163.75 235.00 -71.25
PKO/CNO 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 14.00 3.00 11.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO April  2008 (RM) 3221.00 3230.00 3232.00 3345.00 3349.00 3275.40 3209.00 66.40
CBOT SBO May  2008 (US$) 1,176.12 1181.84 1,204.94 1,243.88 1,234.42 1208.24 1141.00 67.24
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 1,010.00 1,010.00 1,010.00 1,045.00 1,052.50 1,025.50 1005.00 20.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 1,025.00 1,025.00 1,025.00 1,060.00 1,067.50 1,040.50 1,020.00 20.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 3322.03 3317.93 3317.93 3424.86 3451.76 3,366.90 3314.50 52.40
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   76.53 66.43 108.93 125.36 41.26 83.70 112.50 -28.80
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