Vegoils: Palm tumbles 8% to one-year low on weak exports, China lockdown fears

MMTec

13/07/2022 11:28

* Malaysia's July exports seen weak on higher Indonesia
supply 
    * Lockdown fears hit Dalian palm, soyoil prices 
    * Indonesia temporarily halts sending migrant workers to
Malaysia

 (Updates with closing prices, adds details)
    By Mei Mei Chu
    KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures
plunged more than 8% on Wednesday to its lowest in over a year,
weighed by weak July exports and as fears of renewed COVID-19
curbs in China sparked a selloff in rival Dalian oils. 
    The benchmark palm oil contract  FCPOc3  for September
delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange slid 354
ringgit, or 8.6%, to 3,762 ringgit ($848.25) a tonne, its lowest
closing since July 1 last year. 
    Indonesia said it has temporarily stopped sending its
citizens to work in Malaysia, including thousands recruited for
the labour-starved plantation sector, dashing hopes for a
recovery in production in the second half of the year.
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    Exports from Malaysia during July 1-10 fell between 2.7% and
21% from a month-ago period, cargo surveyors said.
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    "Indonesia ratcheting up production and a deceleration in
demand will be a headwind for prices both in July and August,"
said Paramalingam Supramaniam, director at Selangor-based
brokerage Pelindung Bestari, adding there were deep concerns
over maintaining the pace of demand. 
    "Also there are widespread rumours about the possibility of
Indonesia removing its export levy of $200 per tonne,"
Paramalingam said.
    Indonesia, the world's biggest producer, said last week it
would consider lowering its levy to spur exports and clear
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    In key buyer China, fears of renewed lockdowns to stem a
fresh COVID-19 outbreak dragged on Dalian edible oils prices.
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    Dalian's most-active soyoil contract  DBYcv1  fell 4.4%,
while its palm oil contract  DCPcv1  plunged 5.5%. Soyoil prices
on the Chicago Board of Trade  BOcv1  were down 1.1% after a
U.S. government forecast of lower demand and higher production.
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    Palm oil is affected by price movements in related oils as
they compete for a share in the global vegetable oils market.
    

($1 = 4.4350 ringgit)

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 (Reporting by Mei Mei Chu; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel and
Louise Heavens)
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