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VEGOILS-Palm oil almost flat as freight property surveyor data considered

Malaysian palm oil futures were little altered on Monday as traders awaited export price quotes from freight surveyors for the July 115 period for further hints.

The benchmark palm oil agreement for September shipment on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange ticked up 2 ringgit, or 0.05%, to 3,917 ringgit ($ 838.40) a metric load by the midday break.

The contract fell 3.1% recently.

Weak point in rival oilseeds had actually pushed Malaysian palm oil futures to open lower at 3,878 ringgit. Nevertheless, a sharp recovery in Dalian's palm olein rate raised FCPO prices back above the 3,900 ringgit mark, a Kuala Lumpur-based trader stated.

Expectations of better exports have actually pulled Malaysian palm oil futures greater however weakness in competing oils capped the gains, stated Mitesh Saiya, trading manager at Mumbai-based trading firm Kantilal Laxmichand & & Co.

. Dalian's most-active soyoil contract fell 0.47%,. while its palm oil agreement lost 0.26%. Soyoil rates. on the Chicago Board of Trade were down 1.91%.

Palm oil is impacted by price movements in related oils as. they contend for a share in the global veggie oils market.

Cargo property surveyors are expected to release their quotes of. Malaysian palm oil exports for July 1-15 later on Monday.

Malaysia's benchmark unrefined palm oil futures are anticipated to. typical between 3,850 ringgit and 4,000 ringgit ($ 823.53 and. $ 855.61) per metric lot this year, a slight boost from the. 3,800 ringgit per ton average in 2023, the Malaysian Palm Oil. Association said on Monday.

Oil regained ground on Monday, with political uncertainty in. the United States and the Middle East supporting costs,. balancing out down pressure from a more powerful dollar and weak. demand in leading importer China.

Brent crude futures rose 15 cents, or 0.2%, to. $ 85.18 a barrel by 0425 GMT after calming down 37 cents on. Friday.

More powerful petroleum futures make palm a more appealing. choice for biodiesel feedstock.

The ringgit, palm's currency of trade, weakened 0.11%. versus the dollar, making the product cheaper for. purchasers holding the foreign currency.

Palm oil might evaluate support at 3,890 ringgit per metric lot, a. break below which might break the ice towards 3,850 ringgit,. technical expert Wang Tao stated.

(source: Reuters)