September 27, 2022
Demand from India lifts palm oil prices by 4%
1 RM (Malaysian Ringgit) = 0.22 USD
1 USD = 0.89 GBP
Malaysia palm prices CPO Settlement Price RM
Going into September, Malaysia’s Crude Palm Oil (CPO) settlement price steadily weakened to a low of 3,541 RM/tonne ($775.05) on September 8, surpassing the 12-month low of 3,568 RM/tonne ($780.96) on July 14.
Settlement price began to pick up the pace from there, seeing a 215 RM/tonne ($212.29) increase between September 12 and 13. By September 22 the CPO settlement price was 3,826 RM/tonne ($837.43), still 168 RM/tonne ($36.77) short from September 1.
Demand from India lifts prices
According to a Reuters survey, an increase in domestic consumption and the weaker price could increase India’s palm imports by 9% in 2022/23.
“Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for Sept. 1-20 rose 32.7% to 952,888 tonnes from 718,291 tonnes shipped during Aug. 1-20, cargo surveyor Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) said,” reports Reuters. “SGS data also showed shipments to India surged 50% during the period as the world's biggest edible oil buyer ramped up purchases ahead of the Diwali festival next month.”
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