Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   12th - 18th September 2007 3rd  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded mixed
Crude palm oil price traded  firmer, up  by RM52.00 to RM2,589.50,  with the  highest traded price at RM2,660.00.  RBD palm olein traded higher by US$25.00 to US$803.00.  Prices were traded higher due to:
n Firmer market boosted by BMD CPO futures speculative and short-covering buying that was influence by bullish soyabean  and crude oil prices.
n CBOT soyabean oil futures prices soared to a 23-year high last week following reduced USDA estimates on soyabean production down by 6 million bushels and stock down  by 480 million pounds to 1.735 billion pounds during the current 2007/08.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n  For the current week 17/09/2007 – 23/09/2007, the CPO export duty payable is RM549.98/ tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  firm.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$22.00 to US$819.50. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO widened to US$162.50  this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher by US$26.50  at US$841.50  and  was  at  a discount of US$140.50 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
12/09/07 13/09/07 14/09/07 17/09/07 18/09/07 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 2,554.00 2576.50 2602.00 2632.50 2636.00 2,589.50 2,537.50 52.00
PK (Ex-mill) 1,573.50 1584.50 1596.00 1613.00 1623.50 1,591.00 1,540.00 51.00
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 3,064.00 3059.00 3082.50 3112.00 3120.50 3,070.50 3,059.00 11.50
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 786.00 788.00 800.00 817.00 NT 791.00 766.00 25.00
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 787.50 800.00 808.50 823.00 822.50 803.00 778.00 25.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 735.00 745.00 727.50 NT NT 729.50 720.50 9.00
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 825.00 822.50 837.50 842.50 880.00 841.50 815.00 26.50
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 820.00 817.50 832.50 837.50 872.50 836.00 810.00 26.00
CPO (Cif Rott) 815.00 812.50 820.00 820.00 830.00 819.50 797.50 22.00
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 956.53 967.78 990.56 988.72 1,006.16 981.95 959.50 22.45
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) UNQ 1,200.00 1,270.00 1,260.00 1,260.00 1,247.50 1196.00 51.50
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,042.73 1,024.71 1,025.20 1,026.16 1,026.97 1,029.15 1029.50 -0.35
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 785.00 780.00 790.00 802.50 805.00 792.50 783.00 9.50
Tallow 720.00 720.00 720.00 720.00 720.00 720.00 720.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 905.00 905.00 920.00 925.00 935.00 918.00 896.50 21.50
CNO (Cif Rott) 915.00 907.50 925.00 925.00 935.00 921.50 908.50 13.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -141.53 -155.28 -170.56 -168.72 -176.16 -162.45 -162.00 -0.45
CPO/RSO -227.73 -212.21 -205.20 -206.16 -196.97 -209.65 -232.00 22.35
RBD P.Olein/SBO -131.53 -145.28 -153.06 -146.22 -126.16 -140.45 -144.50 4.05
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil UNQ -377.50 -432.50 -417.50 -380.00 -401.88 -381.00 -20.88
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 65.00 60.00 UNQ 82.50 85.00 73.13 55.50 17.63
PKO/CNO -10.00 -2.50 -5.00 0.00 0.00 -3.50 -12.00 8.50
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO November  2007 (RM) 2520.00 2540.00 2592.00 2595.00 2612.00 2571.80 2490.50 81.30
CBOT SBO December  2007 (US$) 869.44 872.74 880.44 884.62 877.58 876.96 838.00 38.96
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 757.50 760.00 767.50 775.00 775.00 767.00 758.00 9.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 772.50 775.00 782.50 790.00 790.00 782.00 773.00 9.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 2708.77 2706.30 2724.27 2754.34 2759.71 2,730.68 2714.50 16.18
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   154.77 129.80 122.27 121.84 123.71 130.48 176.50 -46.02
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