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亞洲生物燃料市場動態:馬來西亞棕櫚油價格下跌;預計連續第二週下跌

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-- 週五,馬來西亞棕櫚油期貨價格小幅走低,預計將連續第二週下跌。此前,受和平協議預期提振,原油價格大幅下跌,而疲軟的需求持續打壓市場情緒。 馬來西亞衍生性商品交易所(Bursa Malaysia Derivatives)6月交割的原棕櫚油合約下跌0.04%,至每噸4,505馬來西亞林吉特(1,152.83美元)。 7月合約也下跌相同幅度,至每噸4,539林吉特。預計本週累計跌幅將超過0.6%。 4月前25天,馬來西亞棕櫚油出口疲軟。貨運調查員估計,4月出貨量較上季下降15.7%至16.8%,主因是中東地區的物流中斷,以及買家因價格高企而持謹慎態度。 由於近期價格上漲,棕櫚油相對於其他食用油的折扣已大幅縮小,導致印度的需求轉變。路透社引述經銷商的估計數據顯示,4月印度棕櫚油進口量較上季下降,而大豆油和葵花籽油進口量則上升。 標普全球表示,亞洲原棕櫚油與南美洲大豆油之間的價差已由負轉正。今年早些時候,棕櫚油與大豆油的價差為每噸50至100美元,而3月和4月,棕櫚油相對於大豆油的溢價則為每噸80至100美元。 印度通常從阿根廷和巴西進口大豆油,從印尼和馬來西亞進口棕櫚油。 然而,高昂的運費限制了南美大豆油運往亞洲,據標普全球稱,近幾週運費飆升了約每噸130美元。本週,本幣兌美元匯率上漲1.3%,推高了國際買家的採購成本,更抑制了出口需求。 繼第一季產量處於季節性低點之後,4月產量可能回升,也將對價格構成壓力。隨著厄爾尼諾現象的發展,年底產量趨勢可能會逆轉。 儘管如此,印尼和馬來西亞國內消費的預期成長,以及生質柴油摻混比例的提高,可能會帶來價格上漲的動力。 馬來西亞4月棕櫚油數據將於5月11日公佈,預計將對價格走勢產生影響。

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