-- 马来西亚棕榈油期货周五下跌,有望再创周跌幅,原因是原油和豆油价格走软,以及出口疲软打击了市场情绪。 马来西亚衍生品交易所(Bursa Malaysia Derivatives)5月交割的原棕榈油合约下跌0.8%,至每吨4408马来西亚林吉特(1114.40美元);6月交割的合约小幅下跌0.7%,至每吨4447林吉特。这两个合约的周跌幅均有望达到2%,此前由于原油价格走软,上周已下跌6%。 中东地缘政治紧张局势缓和的迹象可能导致能源价格走低,这可能会降低生物燃料的竞争力,而此时,主要的棕榈油生产商正准备开始提高生物柴油的掺混比例。 作为全球最大的棕榈油生产国,印度尼西亚计划在下半年将其生物柴油掺混比例从目前的B40提高到50%(即B50),此举可能会减少出口供应。 第二大棕榈油生产国马来西亚目前正在实施B10计划,预计很快将开始推广B12,并计划在未来某个时候将其提高到B15。 第三大棕榈油生产国泰国刚刚开始推行B7计划,高于之前的B5。 中东冲突严重影响了柴油供应,促使东南亚棕榈油生产商提高生物柴油掺混比例,以满足国内市场需求。 预计马来西亚的出口市场竞争力将因此得到提升,从而可能促进出货量增长。由于价格高企,马来西亚4月前15天的出口量较3月同期下降了34%。 据马来西亚《The Edge Malaysia》援引CGS International的数据报道,主要进口国印度和中国可能会在市场企稳后推迟采购。 尽管如此,据该通讯社援引种植及原产品部长斯里·诺莱妮·艾哈迈德的话称,由于棕榈油具有成本竞争力,印度可能仍会优先选择棕榈油而非其他植物油。 Trading Economics表示,在3月份进口量降至三个月低点后,印度也可能在季节性需求到来之前开始补充库存。 据中国价格报告机构MySteel称,在中国,频繁的进口取消推高了国内价格,为棕榈油期货提供了“强劲”的支撑。
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