Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   16th - 22th Apr  2008 4th  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded firmer.
Crude palm oil price traded higher, increased by RM150.50 to RM3,594.50,  with the highest  traded price at RM3,700.00.  RBD palm olein traded higher by US$66.50 to US$1,304.00. Prices were traded firmer due to:                                                                          
n Higher CBOT soyabean oil futures on news that China purchased substantial amount of soyabean and soyabean oil.
n The weaker US dollar provided a strong boost to world commodity markets.
n Higher BMD CPO futures prices boosted by renewed China buying.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n For the current week 21/04/2008 – 27/04/2008, the CPO export duty payable is RM788.53/tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  easier.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$20.00 to US$1,207.00. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO widened to US$281.50 this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher by US$15.00 at US$1,328.00 and was at a discount of US$160.50 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
16/04/2008 17/04/2008 18/04/2008 21/04/2008 22/04/2008 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 3,665.00 3650.00 3608.00 3485.50 3456.00 3,594.50 3,444.00 150.50
PK (Ex-mill) 2,000.00 1984.50 1978.00 1989.00 1940.00 1,984.00 1,935.00 49.00
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 4,126.00 4113.00 4058.50 4067.50 4084.00 4,086.00 3,932.00 154.00
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 1,232.50 1270.00 1290.00 1275.50 1250.00 1,269.00 1198.50 70.50
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 1,301.00 1325.00 1321.00 1286.50 1270.00 1,304.00 1237.50 66.50
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 1,070.00 1026.50 1032.50 1070.00 1045.00 1,051.50 1004.00 47.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 1,350.00 1,340.00 1,325.00 1,300.00 1,325.00 1,328.00 1313.00 15.00
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 1,325.00 1,315.00 1,300.00 1,280.00 1,305.00 1,305.00 1294.00 11.00
CPO (Cif Rott) 1,230.00 1,225.00 1,205.00 1,180.00 1,195.00 1,207.00 1187.00 20.00
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,534.24 1,496.76 1,483.56 1,480.48 1,446.91 1,488.39 1461.00 27.39
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,830.00 1,835.00 1,835.00 1,840.00 1,835.00 1,835.00 1812.00 23.00
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,516.68 1,504.72 1,491.43 1,485.25 1,446.91 1,489.00 1515.50 -26.50
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 1,135.00 1,135.00 1,115.00 1,090.00 1,095.00 1,114.00 1090.00 24.00
Tallow 1,028.00 1,028.00 1,028.00 1,028.00 1,028.00 1,028.00 1028.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 1,460.00 1,460.00 1,450.00 1,430.00 1,435.00 1,447.00 1445.00 2.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 1,480.00 1,470.00 1,465.00 1,440.00 1,465.00 1,464.00 1466.00 -2.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -304.24 -271.76 -278.56 -300.48 -251.91 -281.39 -274.00 -7.39
CPO/RSO -286.68 -279.72 -286.43 -305.25 -251.91 -282.00 -328.50 46.50
RBD P.Olein/SBO -184.24 -156.76 -158.56 -180.48 -121.91 -160.39 -148.00 -12.39
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -480.00 -495.00 -510.00 -540.00 -510.00 -507.00 -499.00 -8.00
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 107.00 107.00 87.00 62.00 67.00 86.00 62.00 24.00
PKO/CNO -20.00 -10.00 -15.00 -10.00 -30.00 -17.00 -21.00 4.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO May  2008 (RM) 3665.00 3627.00 3550.00 3438.00 3445.00 3545.00 3528.00 17.00
CBOT SBO May  2008 (US$) 1,370.16 1354.76 1,332.76 1,313.84 1,357.40 1345.78 1346.00 -0.22
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 1,185.00 1,182.50 1,167.50 1,157.50 1,147.50 1,168.00 1132.50 35.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 1,200.00 1,197.50 1,182.50 1,172.50 1,162.50 1,183.00 1,147.50 35.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 3797.40 3774.52 3723.10 3691.62 3653.74 3,728.08 3630.50 97.57
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   132.40 124.52 115.10 206.12 197.74 155.18 157.00 -1.83
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