Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   09th  - 15th  Jan  2008 3rd  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded firmer.
Crude palm oil price traded firmer, up  by  RM106.50 to RM3,246.00,  with the highest traded price at RM3,400.00. RBD palm olein traded higher by US$55.50 to US$1,058.00. Prices were traded firmer: 
n Concerns over tight CPO supply situation in the coming months and news of a cut in India edible oil import duty,
n Bullish MPOB December monthly released data.  CPO production down by 15.4% to 1.4 million tonnes, stock declining by 7.1% to 1.68 million tonnes and export up by 9.3% to 1.36 million tonnes.  
n Firmer BMD CPO  futures prices and established a fresh historic high last week, settled the week sharply higher at RM3,280.00 per tonnes for March.
n Higher CBOT soyabean prices, soared to an all-time high above the US$13 per bushel due to concerns about dryness in Argentina’s soyabean regions.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n  For the current week 14/01/2008 – 20/01/2008, the CPO export duty payable is RM713.33/ tonne. 
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  higher.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$60.00 to US$1073.00. CPO discount vis-ŕ-vis SBO narrowed to US$218.50  this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher by US$67.50  at US$1130.50  and  was  at a discount of US$161.00 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
09/01/2008 10/01/2008 11/01/2008 14/01/2008 15/01/2008 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 3,196.50 PH 3240.50 3336.50 3369.50 3,246.00 3,139.50 106.50
PK (Ex-mill) 1,950.50 PH 1992.50 2022.00 2036.00 1,993.50 1,921.50 72.00
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 3,929.50 PH 4050.50 4153.50 4139.50 4,056.50 3,891.00 165.50
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 1,016.50 PH 1050.00 1085.50 1089.00 1,049.50 996.00 53.50
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 1,033.00 PH 1057.00 1102.00 1096.50 1,058.00 1002.50 55.50
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 953.00 PH 977.50 NT 1006.00 978.50 930.50 48.00
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 1,082.50 1,122.50 1,122.50 1,170.00 1,155.00 1,130.50 1063.00 67.50
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) UNQ 1,115.00 1,115.00 1,162.50 1,137.50 1,132.50 1055.00 77.50
CPO (Cif Rott) 1,035.00 1,035.00 1,067.50 1,135.00 1,092.50 1,073.00 1013.00 60.00
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,264.12 1,264.29 1,292.38 1,322.83 1,315.00 1,291.72 1243.50 48.22
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,615.00 UNQ UNQ UNQ 1,740.00 1,677.50 1562.00 115.50
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,419.36 1,419.55 1,478.70 1,510.32 1,469.36 1,459.46 1454.00 5.46
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) UNQ 1,040.00 1,040.00 1,105.00 1,075.00 1,065.00 990.00 75.00
Tallow 795.00 795.00 795.00 795.00 795.00 795.00 795.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 1,275.00 1,275.00 1,290.00 1,350.00 1,330.00 1,304.00 1218.00 86.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 1,285.00 1,285.00 1,300.00 1,350.00 1,340.00 1,312.00 1227.00 85.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -229.12 -229.29 -224.88 -187.83 -222.50 -218.72 -230.50 11.78
CPO/RSO -384.36 -384.55 -411.20 -375.32 -376.86 -386.46 -441.00 54.54
RBD P.Olein/SBO -181.62 -141.79 -169.88 -152.83 -160.00 -161.22 -180.50 19.28
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -532.50 UNQ UNQ UNQ -585.00 -558.75 -499.00 -59.75
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow UNQ 245.00 245.00 310.00 280.00 270.00 195.00 75.00
PKO/CNO -10.00 -10.00 -10.00 0.00 -10.00 -8.00 -9.00 1.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO March  2008 (RM) 3196.00 PH 3280.00 3414.00 3350.00 3310.00 3144.00 166.00
CBOT SBO March  2008 (US$) 1,123.76 1127.94 1,158.52 1,169.74 1,172.82 1150.56 1121.60 28.96
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 975.00 PH 975.00 1,060.00 1,047.50 1,014.38 951.00 63.38
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 990.00 PH 990.00 1,075.00 1,062.50 1,029.38 966.00 63.38
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 3241.26 PH 3225.42 3503.96 3460.56 3,357.80 3180.00 177.80
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   44.76 PH -15.08 167.46 91.06 72.05 39.93 32.12
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