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VEGOILS-Palm touches near one-month short on bad demand

Malaysian palm oil futures hit a nearly onemonth short on Tuesday, succumbing to a 3rd consecutive session on weak need and concerns over growing stockpiles.

The benchmark palm oil contract for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange slid 37 ringgit, or 0.95%, to 3,861 ringgit ($ 820.44) a metric load by the midday break, its most affordable since May 27.

Weak exports and low demand from China, and a constricting spread in between palm oil and soy oil is putting pressure on the contract, stated Mitesh Saiya, trading manager at Mumbai-based trading firm Kantilal Laxmichand & & Co.

. Outlook on the agreement is pessimistic due to growing issues over stock levels, he added.

Indians bought a record 500,000 tons of sunflower oil for June shipment, as competition between leading providers Russia and Ukraine made it more affordable than soyoil and palm oil, two leading buyers and a customizeds main informed .

Exports in June have been weak up until now, with cargo surveyors estimating shipments from Malaysia dropping 8.1% and 12.9% from a month earlier. Quotes for June 1-25 is scheduled to be launched later on in the day.

Fitch Ratings said it anticipates the contract to damage from the second half of the year on greater global grease supply as better rainfall due to La Nina drive production, specifically in larger producer Indonesia.

Area prices have weakened after going beyond USD950 per heap in early April 2024, and Fitch presumes they will balance USD775 per heap in 2024, it stated in a note.

Dalian's most-active soyoil contract fell 1.1%,. while its palm oil contract lost 1%. Soyoil costs on. the Chicago Board of Trade were down 0.2%.

Palm oil is impacted by cost motions in related oils as. they contend for a share in the international vegetable oils market.

Oil costs were little bit changed, as stress over China's. financial recovery prospects offset supply issues originating from. stress in the Middle East and Ukrainian attacks on Russian. refineries.

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

Palm oil is expected to fall under 3,811-3,843 ringgit variety,. as it will break assistance at 3,889 ringgit per load,. technical expert Wang Tao stated.

(source: Reuters)