Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   07th - 13th Nov  2007 2nd  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded firmer.
Crude palm oil price traded  higher, up  by RM54.50 to RM2,989.00,  with the  highest traded price at RM3,030.00.  RBD palm olein traded higher by US$14.00 to US$943.50.  Prices were traded firmer due to:
n BMD CPO futures prices advanced by short covering and speculative buying.
n CBOT soyabean oil futures prices surged to a 33-year high on panic short covering prompted by record-highs in crude oil price.  New York’s Nymex crude oil hit fresh highs at US$98.46 per barrel last week.
n Encouraged by the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with Pakistan.  The FTA with Pakistan which South Asian country offered to reduced tariff on palm oil by 10% on a margin of preference from January 1, 2008 and a further 5% from January 1, 2010.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n  For the current week 12/11/2007 – 18/11/2007, the CPO export duty payable is RM652.15/ tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  firm.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$5.00 to US$951.50. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO widened to US$167.00  this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher by US$10.00  at US$993.00  and  was  at  a discount of US$129.00 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
07/11/2007 08/11/2007 09/11/2007 12/11/2007 13/11/2007 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 2,989.00 PH 3000.50 2989.50 2955.00 2,989.00 2,934.50 54.50
PK (Ex-mill) 1,695.00 PH 1708.50 1699.50 1690.00 1,701.00 1,695.00 6.00
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 3,423.50 PH 3487.50 3520.00 3489.00 3,484.50 3,370.00 114.50
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 929.50 PH 946.00 935.00 NT 935.50 920.00 15.50
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 939.50 PH 952.00 949.00 945.00 943.50 929.50 14.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 886.00 PH 870.00 NT NT 878.50 874.00 4.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 1,002.50 UNQ 1,000.00 985.00 985.00 993.13 983.00 10.13
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 995.00 UNQ 992.50 977.50 977.50 985.63 975.00 10.63
CPO (Cif Rott) 960.00 957.50 950.00 945.00 945.00 951.50 946.50 5.00
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,124.27 1,104.65 1,104.50 1,128.69 1,131.35 1,118.69 1082.50 36.19
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,390.00 1,390.00 1,390.00 1,400.00 1,390.00 1,392.00 1349.00 43.00
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,245.93 1,238.15 1,268.78 1,214.51 1,218.93 1,237.26 1206.50 30.76
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 945.00 UNQ 940.00 935.00 930.00 937.50 903.00 34.50
Tallow 781.00 781.00 781.00 781.00 781.00 781.00 781.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 1,100.00 1,135.00 1,130.00 1,120.00 1,095.00 1,116.00 1066.00 50.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 1,120.00 UNQ 1,140.00 1,130.00 1,110.00 1,125.00 1081.00 44.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -164.27 -147.15 -154.50 -183.69 -186.35 -167.19 -136.00 -31.19
CPO/RSO -285.93 -280.65 -318.78 -269.51 -273.93 -285.76 -260.00 -25.76
RBD P.Olein/SBO -121.77 UNQ -104.50 -143.69 -146.35 -129.08 -99.50 -29.58
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -387.50 UNQ -390.00 -415.00 -405.00 -399.38 -366.00 -33.38
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 164.00 UNQ 159.00 154.00 149.00 156.50 148.00 8.50
PKO/CNO -20.00 UNQ -10.00 -10.00 -15.00 -13.75 -15.00 1.25
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO January  2008 (RM) 3000.00 PH 3000.00 2919.00 2924.00 2960.75 2936.50 24.25
CBOT SBO January  2008 (US$) 981.42 981.42 1,001.22 987.36 980.76 986.44 946.50 39.94
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 900.00 UNQ 890.00 885.00 885.00 890.00 881.00 9.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 915.00 UNQ 905.00 900.00 900.00 905.00 896.00 9.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 3050.15 UNQ 3007.32 3006.90 3018.60 3,020.74 2997.50 23.24
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   61.15 UNQ 6.82 17.40 63.60 37.24 67.50 -30.26
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