Palm Oil Weekly Prices
 
 
PALM OIL WEEKLY PRICES ON   23th  - 29th  Jan  2008 5th  Week
Prices in the domestic and export markets traded easier.
Crude palm oil price traded easier, down  by  RM102.00 to RM3,212.50,  with the highest  traded price at RM3,300.00. RBD palm olein traded lower by US$20.50 to US$1,054.00. Prices were traded easier due to:                                                                               
n Pressured by the sharp fall in SGS’s palm oil exports for the first 25 days of January, down 27.1% to 816,471 tonnes.
n Sharp losses in crude oil and CBOT soyabean oil prices due to concerns over US recession dragged local CPO price sentiment.
Crude palm oil export duty.
n  For the current week 28/01/2008 – 03/02/2008, the CPO export duty payable is RM773.62/tonne.
Palm oil prices in Europe traded  lower.
n Crude palm oil price traded lower by US$21.50 to US$1047.00. CPO discount vis-à-vis SBO widened to US$230.50  this week.
n RBD palm olein traded lower by US$22.00  at US$1098.50  and  was  at a discount of US$179.00 against SBO.
                   
 
WEEKLY PALM OIL PRICE PROFILE
  Daily   Prices Weekly Average
23/01/2008 24/01/2008 25/01/2008 28/01/2008 29/01/2008 Present Previous Diff (+/-)
1. LOCAL PHYSICAL PRICES (RM/TONNE)  
CPO (Lcl Deld) PH 3120.50 3242.00 3231.50 3212.50 3,212.50 3,314.50 -102.00
PK (Ex-mill) PH 2003.50 2014.50 1996.00 2006.50 2,004.00 2,037.50 -33.50
CPKO(Lcl Deld) PH 4008.50 4068.50 4021.00 4051.00 4,031.50 4,159.00 -127.50
2. EXPORT PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P. Oil (Fob M'sia) PH NT 1050.00 1030.00 NT 1,040.00 1070.00 -30.00
RBD P.Olein (Fob M'sia) PH 1042.50 1071.00 1066.00 1065.00 1,054.00 1074.50 -20.50
RBD P.Stearin (Fob M'sia) PH 962.00 969.00 970.00 NT 969.00 1001.50 -32.50
3. N.W. EUROPE PRICES (US$/TONNE)  
RBD P.Olein (Cif Rott) 1,072.50 1,107.50 1,112.50 1,092.50 1,107.50 1,098.50 1120.50 -22.00
RBD P. Oil (Cif Rott) UNQ 1,097.50 1,102.50 1,082.50 1,100.00 1,095.63 1122.50 -26.88
CPO (Cif Rott) 1,022.50 1,052.50 1,060.00 1,045.00 1,055.00 1,047.00 1068.50 -21.50
SBO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,264.24 1,269.12 1,273.36 1,286.64 1,295.07 1,277.69 1287.00 -9.31
Sun Oil (Cif Rott) 1,777.50 1,790.00 1,780.00 1,800.00 1,830.00 1,795.50 1796.00 -0.50
RSO (Dutch Fob Ex-Mill) 1,339.98 1,347.15 1,349.64 1,360.59 1,358.56 1,351.19 1411.50 -60.31
                   
RBD P.Stearin (Cif Rott) UNQ 1,030.00 1,040.00 1,020.00 1,030.00 1,030.00 1055.00 -25.00
Tallow 795.00 795.00 795.00 795.00 795.00 795.00 795.00 0.00
                   
PKO (Cif Rott) 1,245.00 1,265.00 1,300.00 1,285.00 1,310.00 1,281.00 1301.00 -20.00
CNO (Cif Rott) 1,245.00 1,265.00 1,300.00 1,280.00 1,300.00 1,278.00 1304.00 -26.00
4. PRICE PREMIUM / DISCOUNT IN N.W EUROPE  (US$/TONNE)  
CPO/SBO -241.74 -216.62 -213.36 -241.64 -240.07 -230.69 -218.50 -12.19
CPO/RSO -317.48 -294.65 -289.64 -315.59 -303.56 -304.19 -343.00 38.81
RBD P.Olein/SBO -191.74 -161.62 -160.86 -194.14 -187.57 -179.19 -166.50 -12.69
RBD P.Olein/Sun Oil -705.00 -682.50 -667.50 -707.50 -722.50 -697.00 -665.50 -31.50
RBD P.Stearin/Tallow UNQ 235.00 245.00 225.00 235.00 235.00 260.00 -25.00
PKO/CNO 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 3.00 -3.00 6.00
5. FUTURES PRICES (TONNE)  
BMD CPO March  2008 (RM) PH 3205.00 3249.00 3147.00 3197.00 3199.50 3262.00 -62.50
CBOT SBO March  2008 (US$) 1,092.96 1136.96 1,144.22 1,156.10 1,175.24 1141.10 1160.00 -18.90
6. LANDED INDONESIA CPO PRICE IN MALAYSIA       
FOB Belawan US$ (Offered Price) UNQ 997.50 1,015.00 997.50 1,010.00 1,005.00 1034.00 -29.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (US$) UNQ 1,012.50 1,030.00 1,012.50 1,025.00 1,020.00 1,049.00 -29.00
Landed Indonesia CPO (RM) UNQ 3311.38 3341.32 3285.56 3318.95 3,314.30 3441.00 -126.70
Premium/Discount Vs Lcl Dlvd CPO (RM)   UNQ 190.88 99.32 54.06 106.45 112.68 170.50 -57.82
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