Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   19th  - 25th Dec  2007 4th  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded firmer.
Crude palm oil price traded  firmer, up  by RM64.50 to RM2,981.50,  with the highest traded price at RM3,025.00.  RBD palm olein traded higher by US$16.00 to US$954.00. Prices were traded firmer due to: 
n BMD CPO futures prices higher on speculative buying concerns over lower December’s CPO production.
n Floods and heavy rains have affected plantations in most key producing states, halted harvesting of FFB, hampering transportation and  causing FFB  to rot.
n Higher SGS exports data for the first 20 days of December, up by 2.3% to 946,210 tonnes from 925,104 tonnes during the same period in November provided some positive influence.
n  Higher CBOT soyabean oil prices on bullish USDA stock data.  USDA reduced its soyabean stocks forecast by 25 million bushels to 185 million bushels.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n For the current week 24/12/2007 – 30/12/2007, the CPO export duty payable is RM644.42/ tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  higher.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$19.50 to US$962.00. CPO discount vis-ŕ-vis SBO narrowed to US$215.00  this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher by US$15.00  at US$1004.00  and  was  at  a discount of US$170.50 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
19/12/2007 20/12/2007 21/12/2007 24/12/2007 25/12/2007 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 2,959.50 PH 2993.00 3007.50 PH 2,981.50 2,917.00 64.50
PK (Ex-mill) 1,811.00 PH 1839.50 1859.00 PH 1,829.50 1,756.00 73.50
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 3,705.50 PH 3778.00 3770.00 PH 3,720.50 3,600.50 120.00
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 940.00 PH 942.00 NT PH 940.50 927.50 13.00
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 951.00 PH 956.00 961.00 PH 954.00 938.00 16.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 871.00 PH NT NT PH 871.00 879.50 -8.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 997.50 PH 1,005.00 1,010.00 PH 1,004.17 989.00 15.17
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 990.00 PH 997.50 1,002.50 PH 996.67 980.00 16.67
CPO (Cif Rott) 950.00 957.50 962.50 977.50 PH 961.88 942.50 19.38
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,165.22 1,171.20 1,178.09 UNQ PH 1,171.51 1161.50 10.01
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,470.00 1,485.00 1,480.00 UNQ PH 1,478.33 1457.00 21.33
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,406.30 1,420.95 1,458.25 UNQ PH 1,428.50 1393.00 35.50
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 930.00 PH 935.00 945.00 PH 936.67 934.00 2.67
Tallow 840.00 840.00 840.00 UNQ PH 840.00 840.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 1,130.00 1,135.00 1,145.00 UNQ PH 1,136.67 1125.50 11.17
CNO (Cif Rott) 1,145.00 1,145.00 1,160.00 UNQ PH 1,150.00 1144.50 5.50
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -215.22 -213.70 -215.59 UNQ UNQ -214.84 -219.00 4.16
CPO/RSO -456.30 -463.45 -495.75 UNQ UNQ -471.83 -450.50 -21.33
RBD P.Olein/SBO -167.72 UNQ -173.09 UNQ UNQ -170.41 -172.50 2.09
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -472.50 UNQ -475.00 UNQ UNQ -473.75 -468.00 -5.75
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 90.00 -840.00 95.00 UNQ UNQ -218.33 94.00 -312.33
PKO/CNO -15.00 -10.00 -15.00 UNQ UNQ -13.33 -19.00 5.67
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO March  2008 (RM) 2962.00 PH 2992.00 3030.00 PH 2994.67 2933.50 61.17
CBOT SBO March  2008 (US$) 1,039.28 1042.36 1,050.28 1,056.00 PH 1046.98 1033.00 13.98
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 887.50 887.50 895.00 905.00 PH 893.75 876.50 17.25
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 902.50 902.50 910.00 920.00 PH 908.75 891.50 17.25
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 3023.38 3023.38 3050.32 3072.80 PH 3,042.47 2962.50 79.97
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   63.88 3023.38 57.32 65.30 PH 802.47 42.00 760.47
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