Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   15th - 21th August 2007 3rd  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded easier.          
Crude palm oil price traded  lower, down  by RM64.50 to RM2,481.50,  with the  highest traded price at RM2,560.00.  RBD palm olein traded lower by US$26.00 to US$803.00.  Prices were traded lower due to:
n BMD CPO futures prices fell sharply on aggressive long liquidation.  Market was prompted by losses in CBOT soyabean oil prices linked to improved conditions in the USA Midwest soyabean growing regions.
n Market concerns over rising seasonal CPO production.
n Bearish world’s vegetable oils prices pressured from meltdown in global financial markets.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n .For the current week 20/08/2007 – 26/08/2007, the CPO export duty payable is RM586.40/ tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  lower.
n Crude palm oil price traded lower by US$31.50 to US$787.50. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO widened to US$115.50 this week.
n RBD palm olein traded lower by US$26.00 to US$803.00 and was at a discount of US$100.00 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
15/08/07 16/08/07 17/08/07 20/08/07 21/08/07 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 2,516.00 2493.50 2443.50 2476.00 2465.00 2,481.50 2,546.00 -64.50
PK (Ex-mill) 1,510.50 1495.50 1495.00 1491.50 1494.00 1,499.50 1,515.50 -16.00
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 2,979.00 2969.00 2962.00 2963.00 2951.50 2,970.50 3,009.00 -38.50
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 765.00 NT 753.50 757.00 NT 757.00 784.50 -27.50
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 776.50 778.00 763.00 777.50 767.50 771.50 788.50 -17.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 742.00 NT 722.50 729.00 NT 738.00 756.50 -18.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 832.50 762.50 815.00 817.50 787.50 803.00 829.00 -26.00
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 827.50 757.50 810.00 812.50 782.50 798.00 824.00 -26.00
CPO (Cif Rott) 817.50 757.50 800.00 795.00 767.50 787.50 819.00 -31.50
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 914.35 886.42 905.65 903.43 906.13 903.20 925.50 -22.30
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,135.00 1,115.00 1,100.00 1,090.00 1,090.00 1,106.00 1133.50 -27.50
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 937.28 UNQ 905.65 922.28 930.26 923.87 954.50 -30.63
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 795.00 760.00 772.50 765.00 775.00 773.50 804.00 -30.50
Tallow 790.00 790.00 790.00 790.00 790.00 790.00 790.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 905.00 900.00 895.00 900.00 895.00 899.00 901.50 -2.50
CNO (Cif Rott) 905.00 900.00 907.50 910.00 910.00 906.50 902.50 4.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -96.85 -128.92 -105.65 -108.43 -138.63 -115.70 -106.50 -9.20
CPO/RSO -119.78 UNQ -105.65 -127.28 -162.76 -128.87 -135.50 6.63
RBD P.Olein/SBO -81.85 -123.92 -90.65 -85.93 -118.63 -100.20 -96.50 -3.70
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -302.50 -352.50 -285.00 -272.50 -302.50 -303.00 -299.00 -4.00
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 5.00 -30.00 -17.50 -25.00 -15.00 -16.50 14.00 -30.50
PKO/CNO 0.00 0.00 -12.50 -10.00 -15.00 -7.50 -1.00 -6.50
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO October  2007 (RM) 2484.00 2410.00 2398.00 2401.00 2430.00 2424.60 2506.00 -81.40
CBOT SBO October  2007 (US$) 792.66 764.06 784.08 775.28 773.96 778.01 811.00 -32.99
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 770.00 755.00 745.00 750.00 757.50 755.50 771.50 -16.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 785.00 770.00 760.00 765.00 772.50 770.50 786.50 -16.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 2742.01 2701.93 2675.58 2679.41 2701.82 2,700.15 2729.50 -29.35
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   226.01 208.43 232.08 203.41 236.82 221.35 182.00 39.35
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