Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   06th  -   12th Feb  2008 2nd  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded firm.
Crude palm oil price traded firm, increased  by  RM105.00 to RM3,399.50,  with the highest  traded price at RM3,450.00. RBD palm olein traded higher by US$54.50 to US$1,127.00. Prices were traded firmer due to:                                                                                                                                              
n Higher BMD CPO futures price.  The actively-traded April , 2008 contract jumped to a historic high of RM3,458 last Wednesday.
n Supported by continuing bull run on the CBOT soyabean oil price fuelled by concerns over the weather in Brazil’s soyabean growing region and expectation of fresh buying from China after its worse winter in 50 years.
n Reports of Indonesia plans to impose 20 – 25% export tax on CPO to boost their domestic cooking oil supply helped the bullish momentum.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n For the current week 11/02/2008 – 17/02/2008, the CPO export duty payable is RM752.92/tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  firm.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$18.50 to US$1098.00. CPO discount vis-ŕ-vis SBO widened to US$246.50  this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher  by US$39.50  at US$1172.00  and  was  at a discount of US$172.50 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
06/02/2008 07/02/2008 08/02/2008 11/02/2008 12/02/2008 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 3,391.50 PH PH 3378.00 3427.50 3,399.50 3,294.50 105.00
PK (Ex-mill) 2,015.00 PH PH 2033.50 2034.50 2,029.50 2,024.50 5.00
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 4,092.50 PH PH 4143.50 4162.00 4,148.00 4,060.50 87.50
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) NT PH PH NT NT UNQ 1050.50 UNQ
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 1,133.00 PH PH 1117.50 1135.00 1,127.00 1072.50 54.50
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 1,025.00 PH PH 1017.50 1045.00 1,035.00 968.50 66.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 1,175.00 1,167.50 1,177.50 1,170.00 1,170.00 1,172.00 1132.50 39.50
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 1,165.00 1,157.50 1,167.50 1,160.00 1,160.00 1,162.00 1126.00 36.00
CPO (Cif Rott) 1,105.00 1,105.00 1,100.00 1,095.00 1,085.00 1,098.00 1079.50 18.50
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,357.85 1,319.31 1,365.71 1,330.20 1,349.39 1,344.49 1304.00 40.49
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,800.00 1,820.00 1,830.00 1,830.00 1,820.00 1,820.00 1829.50 -9.50
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) UNQ 1,339.59 1,362.81 1,385.32 1,378.57 1,366.57 1352.00 14.57
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) UNQ UNQ UNQ UNQ 1,075.00 1,075.00 1053.50 21.50
Tallow 890.00 890.00 890.00 890.00 890.00 890.00 890.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 1,365.00 1,360.00 1,360.00 1,360.00 1,325.00 1,354.00 1325.00 29.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 1,355.00 1,345.00 1,350.00 1,350.00 1,340.00 1,348.00 1311.00 37.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -252.85 -214.31 -265.71 -235.20 -264.39 -246.49 -224.50 -21.99
CPO/RSO UNQ -234.59 -262.81 -290.32 -293.57 -270.32 -272.50 2.18
RBD P.Olein/SBO -182.85 -151.81 -188.21 -160.20 -179.39 -172.49 -171.50 -0.99
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -625.00 -652.50 -652.50 -660.00 -650.00 -648.00 -697.00 49.00
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow UNQ UNQ UNQ UNQ 185.00 185.00 163.50 21.50
PKO/CNO 10.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 -15.00 6.00 14.00 -8.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO April  2008 (RM) 3385.00 PH PH 3412.00 3375.00 3390.67 3290.00 100.67
CBOT SBO May  2008 (US$) 1,232.44 1232.44 1,232.44 1,233.54 1,242.34 1234.64 1208.00 26.64
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 1,052.50 PH PH 992.50 1,055.00 1,033.33 1025.50 7.83
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 1,067.50 PH PH 1,007.50 1,070.00 1,048.33 1,040.50 7.83
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 3451.23 PH PH 3263.29 3472.69 3,395.74 3367.00 28.74
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   59.73 PH PH -114.71 45.18 -3.27 83.50 -86.77
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