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| PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON 11th – 17th th Apr 2007 | 3rd Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prices in the domestic and export markets remain bouyant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crude palm oil price traded sharply higher, up by RM107.00 to RM2,235.50, with the highest traded price at RM2,330.00. RBD palm olein traded higher by US$39.00 to US$691.50. Prices were traded higher due to: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | Supported by firmer CBOT soyabean and BMD CPO futures prices. CPO futures jumped on renewed technical and fresh buying interest and being traded at their highest level since December 1998. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | Market worries over tightness of CPO supplies and strong local CPO buying interest from refineries. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | Reduction in imports of Indonesian CPO due to lower output as a result of drought conditions in Indonesia. Thus, landed prices of Indonesian CPO are higher in Peninsular Malaysia which subsequently helped lift local palm prices. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | Higher SGS first 15 days of April export data, up by 29.3% to 642,492 tonnes. This bullish export performance will further pressure supplies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | Market expectations of fresh demand from India and China P.R. in the coming months. Last Friday, India had announced a reduction in the import duty on both crude and refined palm oil by 10%. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crude palm oil export duty. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | For the current week 16/04/2007 – 22/04/2007, the CPO export duty payable is RM419.94/ tonne. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palm oil prices in Europe traded higher. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$25.50 to US$702.00. CPO price discount vis-à-vis SBO narrowed to US$61.00 this week. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | RBD palm olein traded higher by US$37.50 to US$735.00 and was at a price discount of US$28.00 against SBO. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daily Prices | Weekly Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11/04/07 | 12/04/07 | 13/04/07 | 16/04/07 | 17/04/07 | Present | Previous | Diff (+/-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPO (Lcl Deld) | 2,216.50 | 2221.50 | 2235.00 | 2305.00 | 2289.50 | 2,235.50 | 2,128.50 | 107.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PK (Ex-mill) | 1,241.00 | 1231.00 | 1239.50 | 1254.50 | 1271.00 | 1,241.50 | 1,211.50 | 30.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPKO(Lcl Deld) | 2,457.00 | 2461.50 | 2475.00 | 2553.00 | 2590.00 | 2,461.00 | 2,406.50 | 54.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) | 662.00 | 664.00 | NT | NT | NT | 663.00 | 651.50 | 11.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) | 678.50 | 682.50 | 688.50 | 707.00 | 704.50 | 691.00 | 652.00 | 39.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) | 630.50 | 628.00 | NT | NT | 645.00 | 631.00 | 612.00 | 19.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) | 725.00 | 720.00 | 735.00 | 750.00 | 745.00 | 735.00 | 697.50 | 37.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) | 720.00 | 720.00 | 730.00 | 745.00 | 740.00 | 731.00 | 693.50 | 37.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPO (Cif Rott) | 690.00 | 695.00 | 705.00 | 715.00 | 705.00 | 702.00 | 676.50 | 25.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) | 754.88 | 754.60 | 769.00 | 769.36 | 767.50 | 763.07 | 748.00 | 15.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun Oil (Cif Rott) | 765.00 | 775.00 | 780.00 | 785.00 | 780.00 | 777.00 | 741.00 | 36.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) | 826.07 | 808.50 | 817.66 | 805.93 | 806.82 | 812.99 | 781.50 | 31.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) | 690.00 | 685.00 | 700.00 | 725.00 | 725.00 | 705.00 | 664.00 | 41.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tallow | 570.00 | 570.00 | 570.00 | 570.00 | 570.00 | 570.00 | 570.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PKO (Cif Rott) | 800.00 | 785.00 | 795.00 | 810.00 | 807.50 | 799.50 | 781.50 | 18.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNO (Cif Rott) | 815.00 | 810.00 | 820.00 | 840.00 | 835.00 | 824.00 | 803.50 | 20.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE (US$/TONNE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPO/SBO | -64.88 | -59.60 | -64.00 | -54.36 | -62.50 | -61.07 | -71.50 | 10.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPO/RSO | -136.07 | -113.50 | -112.66 | -90.93 | -101.82 | -110.99 | -111.50 | 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBD P.Olein/SBO | -29.88 | -34.60 | -34.00 | -19.36 | -22.50 | -28.07 | -50.50 | 22.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil | -40.00 | -55.00 | -45.00 | -35.00 | -35.00 | -42.00 | -43.50 | 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBD P.Stearin/Tallow | 120.00 | 115.00 | 130.00 | 155.00 | 155.00 | 135.00 | 94.00 | 41.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PKO/CNO | -15.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -30.00 | -27.50 | -24.50 | -21.50 | -3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BMD CPO June/July 2007 (RM) | 2188.00 | 2175.00 | 2219.00 | 2250.00 | 2203.00 | 2207.00 | 2120.50 | 86.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CBOT SBO July 2007 (US$) | 733.04 | 730.40 | 738.54 | 733.92 | 680.24 | 723.23 | 721.50 | 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) | 660.00 | 655.00 | 655.00 | 685.00 | 685.00 | 668.00 | 628.00 | 40.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) | 671.00 | 666.00 | 666.00 | 696.00 | 696.00 | 679.00 | 639.00 | 40.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) | 2314.61 | 2300.03 | 2316.28 | 2418.53 | 2391.80 | 2,348.25 | 2206.00 | 142.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM) | 98.11 | 78.53 | 81.28 | 113.53 | 102.30 | 94.75 | 74.00 | 20.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||