Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   18th  – 24th Apr  2007 4th Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets remain firmer.          
Crude palm oil price traded higher, up by RM54.50 to RM2,290.00,  with the  highest traded price at RM2,320.00.  RBD palm olein traded higher by US$12.00 to US$703.00.  Prices were traded higher:
n Supported by firmer BMD CPO futures prices in reaction to a large increase in exports and bullish sentiments linked to India’s decision to reduce palm oil import tariffs. 
n  Market worries over tightness of CPO supplies and strong local CPO buying interest from refineries in expectation of fresh demand from major importers in the coming months.
n Higher SGS first 20 days of April exports data, up sharply 32.3% to 789,644 tonnes. Thus, the bullish export performance added pressure towards tight supplies. 
Crude palm oil export duty.
n  For the current week 23/04/2007 – 29/04/2007, the CPO export duty payable is RM443.57/ tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded higher.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$24.50 to US$726.50. CPO price discount vis-à-vis SBO narrowed to US$39.50 this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher by US$10.00 to US$745.00 and was at a price discount of US$20.50 against SBO.    
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
18/04/07 19/04/07 20/04/07 23/04/07 24/04/07 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 2,256.50 2284.00 2297.50 2297.50 2293.00 2,290.00 2,235.50 54.50
PK (Ex-mill) 1,254.50 1274.50 1260.50 1279.00 1270.50 1,272.00 1,241.50 30.50
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 2,492.50 2553.00 2581.00 2539.50 2513.50 2,555.50 2,461.00 94.50
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 685.50 692.50 700.00 NT 700.00 695.50 663.00 32.50
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 695.00 702.50 705.00 703.00 NT 703.00 691.00 12.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 650.00 657.50 661.50 658.00 NT 658.00 631.00 27.00
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 732.50 747.50 752.50 742.50 750.50 745.10 735.00 10.10
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 727.50 745.00 747.50 UNQ 745.00 741.25 731.00 10.25
CPO (Cif Rott) 720.00 740.00 730.00 722.50 720.00 726.50 702.00 24.50
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 756.57 758.99 763.41 772.70 777.42 765.82 763.00 2.82
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 775.00 785.00 780.00 792.50 795.00 785.50 777.00 8.50
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 805.47 824.28 830.09 828.38 827.97 823.24 813.00 10.24
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 710.00 710.00 720.00 720.00 720.00 716.00 705.00 11.00
Tallow 570.00 570.00 570.00 570.00 570.00 570.00 570.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 805.00 815.00 810.00 805.00 805.00 808.00 799.50 8.50
CNO (Cif Rott) 830.00 840.00 835.00 835.00 837.50 835.50 824.00 11.50
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -36.57 -18.99 -33.41 -50.20 -57.42 -39.32 -61.00 21.68
CPO/RSO -85.47 -84.28 -100.09 -105.88 -107.97 -96.74 -111.00 14.26
RBD P.Olein/SBO -24.07 -11.49 -10.91 -30.20 -26.92 -20.72 -28.00 7.28
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -42.50 -37.50 -27.50 -50.00 -44.50 -40.40 -42.00 1.60
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 140.00 140.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 146.00 135.00 11.00
PKO/CNO -25.00 -25.00 -25.00 -30.00 -32.50 -27.50 -24.50 -3.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO June/July  2007 (RM) 2160.00 2230.00 2179.00 2169.00 2182.00 2184.00 2200.00 -16.00
CBOT SBO July  2007 (US$) 696.30 707.08 723.80 719.84 713.46 712.10 723.50 -11.40
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 672.50 690.00 682.50 685.00 687.50 683.50 666.50 17.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 683.50 701.00 693.50 696.00 698.50 694.50 677.50 17.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 2345.77 2401.63 2375.24 2383.45 2392.71 2,379.76 2343.00 36.76
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   89.27 117.63 77.74 85.95 99.71 94.06 89.50 4.56
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