Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   11th – 17th July  2007 3rd  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded firm.          
Crude palm oil price traded higher, up by RM50.00 to RM2,669.00,  with the  highest traded price at RM2,710.00.  RBD palm olein traded higher by US$18.00 to US$805.00.  Prices were traded higher due to:
n Concerns over tight supply after a slow growth in production in  June and July, encouraged fresh buying interest.
n Bullish BMD CPO futures prices expanded on its upward momentum lifted by short-covering and speculative buying.
n Firmer CBOT soybean oil futures on concerns over lower USDA soyabean acreage estimate and hot weather in the Midwest that is stressing the crop.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n  For the current week 16/07/2007 – 22/07/2007, the CPO export duty payable is RM545.19/ tonne
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  higher.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$26.50 to US$807.50. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO narrowed to US$79.50 this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher by US$35.00 to US$851.50 and was at a discount of US$35.50 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
11/07/07 12/07/07 13/07/07 16/07/07 17/07/07 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 2,658.50 2675.50 2687.00 2676.00 2652.50 2,669.00 2,619.00 50.00
PK (Ex-mill) 1,554.00 1542.00 1556.50 1551.00 1552.00 1,551.50 1,544.00 7.50
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 3,059.50 3090.00 3114.50 3112.50 3103.00 3,086.00 3,074.50 11.50
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 799.50 808.50 806.00 797.50 791.50 803.00 782.50 20.50
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 801.50 816.50 812.50 807.50 801.50 805.00 787.00 18.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 764.50 775.00 771.00 770.00 NT 770.00 745.50 24.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 857.50 857.50 862.50 832.50 847.50 851.50 816.50 35.00
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 852.50 852.50 855.00 827.50 842.50 846.00 811.50 34.50
CPO (Cif Rott) 790.00 815.00 812.50 810.00 810.00 807.50 781.00 26.50
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 899.90 885.19 885.06 878.23 886.25 886.93 862.00 24.93
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 960.00 960.00 960.00 980.00 985.00 969.00 945.00 24.00
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 941.12 927.38 909.88 909.94 895.90 916.84 912.50 4.34
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 825.00 820.00 830.00 815.00 820.00 822.00 795.00 27.00
Tallow 810.00 810.00 810.00 810.00 810.00 810.00 810.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 920.00 930.00 940.00 940.00 930.00 932.00 904.00 28.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 925.00 940.00 950.00 950.00 940.00 941.00 911.00 30.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -109.90 -70.19 -72.56 -68.23 -76.25 -79.43 -81.00 1.57
CPO/RSO -151.12 -112.38 -97.38 -99.94 -85.90 -109.34 -131.50 22.16
RBD P.Olein/SBO -42.40 -27.69 -22.56 -45.73 -38.75 -35.43 -45.50 10.07
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -102.50 -102.50 -97.50 -147.50 -137.50 -117.50 -128.50 11.00
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 15.00 10.00 20.00 5.00 10.00 12.00 -15.00 27.00
PKO/CNO -5.00 -10.00 -10.00 -10.00 -10.00 -9.00 -7.00 -2.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO September  2007 (RM) 2584.00 2615.00 2623.00 2570.00 2550.00 2588.40 2511.00 77.40
CBOT SBO September  2007 (US$) 839.74 840.62 842.60 824.56 819.06 833.32 825.00 8.32
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 770.00 772.50 777.50 770.00 767.50 771.50 748.50 23.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 785.00 787.50 792.50 785.00 782.50 786.50 763.50 23.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 2709.43 2721.60 2732.14 2705.11 2697.28 2,713.11 2634.00 79.11
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   50.93 46.10 45.14 29.11 44.78 43.21 14.00 29.21
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