Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   23th - 29th Apr  2008 5th  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded easier.
Crude palm oil price traded lower, decresed by RM108.50 to RM3,486.00,  with the highest  traded price at RM3,550.00.  RBD palm olein traded lower by US$5.00 to US$1,299.00. Prices were traded easier due to:
n Pressured by BMD CPO futures long-liquidation selling.
n Sharp losses in the CBOT soyabean prices influenced by the delay in US corn planting.
n Market concerns over higher CPO production in April and Indonesian moved to cut its export tax on palm oil to attract buyers.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n  For the current week 28/04/2008 – 04/05/2008, the CPO export duty payable is RM825.58/tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  easier.
n Crude palm oil price traded lower by US$26.50 to US$1,180.50. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO narrowed to US$262.50 this week.
n RBD palm olein traded lower by US$9.00 at US$1,319.00 and was at a discount of US$124.00 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
23/04/2008 24/04/2008 25/04/2008 28/04/2008 29/04/2008 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) 3,504.00 3505.00 3412.50 3457.50 3390.00 3,486.00 3,594.50 -108.50
PK (Ex-mill) 1,986.00 1985.00 1976.50 1990.00 1985.00 1,986.00 1,984.00 2.00
CPKO(Lcl Deld) 4,074.00 4072.00 4055.00 4069.00 4026.00 4,070.00 4,086.00 -16.00
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) 1,275.00 1290.00 1242.00 NT 1245.00 1,265.50 1269.00 -3.50
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) 1,301.00 1314.50 1300.00 NT 1265.00 1,299.00 1304.00 -5.00
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) 1,023.00 NT 995.00 NT 1030.00 1,018.00 1051.50 -33.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 1,340.00 1,325.00 1,305.00 1,330.00 1,295.00 1,319.00 1328.00 -9.00
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) 1,320.00 1,305.00 1,285.00 1,305.00 1,275.00 1,298.00 1305.00 -7.00
CPO (Cif Rott) 1,205.00 1,185.00 1,172.50 1,185.00 1,155.00 1,180.50 1207.00 -26.50
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,484.40 1,425.06 1,460.94 1,442.47 1,402.38 1,443.05 1488.50 -45.45
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,915.00 1,925.00 1,935.00 1,900.00 1,920.00 1,919.00 1835.00 84.00
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,479.63 1,445.42 1,437.50 1,447.16 1,433.54 1,448.65 1489.00 -40.35
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) 1,115.00 1,095.00 1,075.00 1,080.00 1,065.00 1,086.00 1114.00 -28.00
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) 1,450.00 1,435.00 1,440.00 1,420.00 1,425.00 1,434.00 1447.00 -13.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 1,470.00 1,460.00 1,470.00 1,460.00 1,445.00 1,461.00 1464.00 -3.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -279.40 -240.06 -288.44 -257.47 -247.38 -262.55 -281.50 18.95
CPO/RSO -274.63 -260.42 -265.00 -262.16 -278.54 -268.15 -282.00 13.85
RBD P.Olein/SBO -144.40 -100.06 -155.94 -112.47 -107.38 -124.05 -160.50 36.45
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -575.00 -600.00 -630.00 -570.00 -625.00 -600.00 -507.00 -93.00
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow 87.00 67.00 47.00 52.00 37.00 58.00 86.00 -28.00
PKO/CNO -20.00 -25.00 -30.00 -40.00 -20.00 -27.00 -17.00 -10.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO Jul  2008 (RM) 3525.00 3456.00 3419.00 3510.00 3349.00 3451.80 3539.00 -87.20
CBOT SBO Jul  2008 (US$) 1,363.56 1339.14 1,312.30 1,286.56 1,272.04 1314.72 1346.00 -31.28
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) 1,162.50 1,147.50 1,137.50 1,137.50 1,132.50 1,143.50 1168.00 -24.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) 1,177.50 1,162.50 1,152.50 1,152.50 1,147.50 1,158.50 1,183.00 -24.50
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) 3688.52 3646.18 3631.53 3637.87 3620.36 3,644.89 3728.00 -83.11
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   184.52 141.18 219.03 180.37 230.36 191.09 155.00 36.09
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