Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   23th -  29th July 2008 5th Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded easier.
Crude palm oil price traded lower, down by RM286.50 to RM3,126.50,  with the highest  traded price at RM3,230.00.  RBD palm olein traded lower by US$94.00 to US$1,088.00. Palm oil prices were traded easier due to:                                                                               
n Swept down by BMD CPO futures aggressive selling pressure and reached seven months low pressured the market.
n Sharp losses in the CBOT soyabean oil futures due to favourable growing weather in the US Midwest and the Argentine government’s decision to withdraw soyabean export taxes continue to exert negative influence on the direction of palm oil market.
n Crude oil price fell to US$124 per barrel and continued weakness in global equity markets also the determining factors for the fall in the local CPO price.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n For the current week 28/07/2008 – 03/08/2008, the CPO export duty payable is RM812.33/tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  easier.
n Crude palm oil price traded lower by US$83.00 to US$1,038.50. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO widened to US$391.50 this week.
n RBD palm olein traded lower by US$88.50 to US$1,120.50 and was at a discount of US$309.50 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
23/07/2008 24/07/2008 25/07/2008 28/07/2008 29/07/2008 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 3,174.50 3105.50 3096.00 3147.50 3020.00 3,126.50 3,413.00 -286.50
PK (Ex-mill) 1,787.50 1749.00 1769.00 1749.50 1743.50 1,758.00 1,917.50 -159.50
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 3,702.50 3640.00 3606.00 3614.50 3508.50 3,625.00 3,947.00 -322.00
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 1,049.00 1049.00 1046.00 NT 990.00 1,045.00 1135.00 -90.00
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 1,072.50 1095.50 1073.00 1090.50 1038.50 1,088.00 1182.00 -94.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 860.00 845.00 NT 870.00 780.00 853.50 912.00 -58.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 1,127.50 1,140.00 1,132.50 1,117.50 1,085.00 1,120.50 1209.00 -88.50
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 1,087.50 1,100.00 1,092.50 1,077.50 1,045.00 1,080.50 1169.00 -88.50
CPO (Cif Rott) 1,045.00 1,057.50 1,050.00 1,030.00 1,010.00 1,038.50 1121.50 -83.00
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,448.92 1,423.42 1,428.97 1,441.88 1,405.68 1,429.77 1496.50 -66.73
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,600.00 1,590.00 1,580.00 1,575.00 1,540.00 1,577.00 1645.00 -68.00
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,461.50 1,454.71 1,491.79 1,495.40 1,441.52 1,468.98 1524.50 -55.52
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 910.00 925.00 910.00 900.00 880.00 905.00 972.00 -67.00
Tallow 1,121.00 1,121.00 1,121.00 1,121.00 1,121.00 1,121.00 1121.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 1,190.00 1,160.00 1,175.00 1,160.00 1,110.00 1,159.00 1252.00 -93.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 1,375.00 1,370.00 1,390.00 1,370.00 1,345.00 1,370.00 1426.00 -56.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -403.92 -365.92 -378.97 -411.88 -395.68 -391.27 -368.50 -22.77
CPO/RSO -416.50 -397.21 -441.79 -465.40 -431.52 -430.48 -403.00 -27.48
RBD P.Olein/SBO -321.42 -283.42 -296.47 -324.38 -320.68 -309.27 -279.50 -29.77
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -472.50 -450.00 -447.50 -457.50 -455.00 -456.50 -428.00 -28.50
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow -211.00 -196.00 -211.00 -221.00 -241.00 -216.00 -149.00 -67.00
PKO/CNO -185.00 -210.00 -215.00 -210.00 -235.00 -211.00 -174.00 -37.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO Oct  2008 (RM) 3027.00 3113.00 3070.00 3001.00 2969.00 3036.00 3318.00 -282.00
CBOT SBO Oct  2008 (US$) 1,302.62 1320.00 1,315.82 1,319.34 1,286.34 1308.82 1370.50 -61.68
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 982.50 987.50 982.50 977.50 977.50 981.50 1066.50 -85.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 997.50 1,002.50 997.50 992.50 992.50 996.50 1,081.50 -85.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 3234.89 3253.11 3244.87 3241.11 3235.55 3,241.91 3499.50 -257.59
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   60.39 147.61 148.87 93.61 215.55 133.21 124.00 9.21
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