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VEGOILS-Palm is up to six-week low on poor exports

Malaysian palm oil futures ended a near sixweek low on Tuesday, succumbing to a 3rd consecutive session, due to weak exports and concerns over growing stockpiles.

The benchmark palm oil agreement for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 42 ringgit, or 1.08%, at 3,856 ringgit ($ 819.90) a metric ton, its most affordable closing considering that May 16.

Weak exports, low demand from China, and a narrowing spread in between palm oil and soy oil is putting pressure on the agreement, said Mitesh Saiya, trading supervisor at trading company Kantilal Laxmichand & & Co.

. Outlook on the agreement is cynical due to growing issues over stock levels, he included.

Indians bought a record 500,000 lots of sunflower oil for June delivery as competition in between leading providers Russia and Ukraine made it less expensive than soyoil and palm oil, two leading buyers and a customizeds official told .

Exports in June have actually been weak so far, with cargo surveyors approximating deliveries from Malaysia for June 1-25 dropping 16.1%. and 16.9% from a month earlier.

Fitch Rankings said it anticipates the contract to compromise from. the 2nd half of the year on higher international vegetable oil. supply as much better rains drives production, particularly in. bigger producer Indonesia.

Spot prices have deteriorated after going beyond USD950 per ton in. early April 2024, and Fitch presumes they will balance USD775 per. load in 2024, it said in a note.

Dalian's most-active soyoil agreement fell 1.2%,. while its palm oil agreement lost 0.8%. Soyoil rates on. the Chicago Board of Trade were down 0.3%.

Palm oil is affected by price motions in related oils as. they contend for a share in the worldwide veggie oils market.

Brent crude fell on Tuesday while investors waited for U.S. inflation information later today, however costs held above the $85. level after the previous session's gains on intensifying. geopolitical stress and hopes of enhanced need this summertime.

Weaker crude oil futures make palm a less appealing alternative. for biodiesel feedstock.

(source: Reuters)