Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON  22th Nov  – 28th Nov  2006 4th Week  
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded slightly higher.          
Crude palm oil price traded sharply higher by RM102.50 to RM1,815.50,  with the  highest traded price at RM1,920.00.  RBD palm olein traded higher by US$27.00 to US$535.00.  Prices were traded firmer due to:
n Supported by firmer BMD CPO futures market, prices surged to a 30 months high on panic short covering and aggressive speculative buying. 
n Stronger CBOT soyabean oil futures prices and Dalian Futures Exchange in China, P.R aided the bullish performance.
n Markets reacted to vegetable oils analyst James Fry’s bullish comments, that CPO prices are expected to rise around 11% to RM2,000.00 from RM1,800.00 due to demand which is growing faster than supply. This is due to robust global demand ignited by the rapidly expanding bio-fuel industry.
n The firmness in palm oil prices was also supported by expectation of declining in the coming months palm oil production and lower stock level.
             
Crude palm oil export duty.
n For the current week 27/11/2006 –03/12/2006, the CPO export duty payable is RM296.50/ tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded lower.
n Crude palm oil price traded higher by US$18.50 to US$575.50. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO was unchanged at US$141.50 this week.
n RBD palm olein traded higher by US$23.50 to US$595.00 and was at a discount of US$122.00 against SBO.    
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
22/11/06 23/11/06 24/11/06 27/11/06 28/11/06 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 1,798.50 1782.50 1783.00 1890.00 1868.00 1,815.50 1,713.00 102.50
PK (Ex-mill) 961.00 938.50 950.00 996.00 1002.50 971.00 926.00 45.00
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 1,989.00 1957.00 2007.00 2050.00 2054.00 2,000.00 1,990.00 10.00
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 524.50 NT 536.50 550.00 NT 539.50 502.50 37.00
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 531.50 528.50 539.50 558.50 556.00 535.00 508.00 27.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 475.00 455.00 473.50 NT NT 460.50 454.00 6.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 587.50 587.50 595.00 607.50 597.50 595.00 571.50 23.50
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 580.00 575.00 587.50 600.00 590.00 586.50 557.50 29.00
CPO (Cif Rott) 570.00 567.50 575.00 587.50 577.50 575.50 557.00 18.50
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 715.31 716.14 713.51 722.75 717.11 716.96 697.00 19.96
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 742.50 755.00 755.00 755.00 750.00 751.50 732.00 19.50
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 827.84 828.80 837.89 849.98 841.98 837.30 818.50 18.80
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 527.50 517.50 522.50 535.00 535.00 527.50 505.00 22.50
Tallow 535.00 535.00 535.00 535.00 535.00 535.00 535.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 617.50 617.50 620.00 640.00 630.00 625.00 607.50 17.50
CNO (Cif Rott) 665.00 660.00 660.00 677.50 675.00 667.50 661.50 6.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -145.31 -148.64 -138.51 -135.25 -139.61 -141.46 -140.00 -1.46
CPO/RSO -257.84 -261.30 -262.89 -262.48 -264.48 -261.80 -261.50 -0.30
RBD P.Olein/SBO -127.81 -128.64 -118.51 -115.25 -119.61 -121.96 -125.50 3.54
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -155.00 -167.50 -160.00 -147.50 -152.50 -156.50 -160.50 4.00
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow -7.50 -17.50 -12.50 0.00 0.00 -7.50 -30.00 22.50
PKO/CNO -47.50 -42.50 -40.00 -37.50 -45.00 -42.50 -54.00 11.50
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO Feb 2007 (RM) 1866.00 1836.00 1876.00 1900.00 1892.00 1874.00 1802.50 71.50
CBOT SBO Mar  2007 (US$) 652.96 652.96 652.74 657.58 652.08 653.66 636.00 17.66
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Indonesia (US$) 502.50 495.00 510.00 522.50 517.50 509.50 488.00 21.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 513.50 506.00 521.00 533.50 528.50 520.50 499.00 21.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 1872.02 1840.02 1891.13 1936.50 1923.21 1,892.57 1821.00 71.57
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   73.52 57.52 108.13 46.50 55.21 68.17 85.50 -17.33
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