-- 原油價格暴跌削弱了生物燃料的經濟效益,並拖累馬來西亞棕櫚油期貨價格週四進一步下跌,儘管印尼和馬來西亞不斷擴大的生物柴油計畫限制了跌幅。 繼前一交易日價格下跌2.8%之後,馬來西亞衍生性商品交易所6月原棕櫚油合約在午盤交易中再次下跌1.19%,至每噸4,493馬來西亞林吉特(1,149.25美元)。 7月合約進一步下跌1.27%,至每噸4521林吉特。 本幣走強也對價格構成壓力,導致出口成本上升。週四,馬來西亞林吉特兌美元匯率上漲0.43%。 印尼和馬來西亞的出口市場近期疲軟,主要原因是持續的衝突導致對中東的出口減少,以及印度的需求疲軟。 路透社引述經銷商的話報道,近期棕櫚油價格上漲提升了其他食用油的競爭力,印度買家更傾向於選擇大豆油和葵花籽油而非棕櫚油。 馬來西亞棕櫚油理事會執行長貝爾溫德·斯隆表示,價格上漲也抑制了撒哈拉以南非洲和亞洲的需求,這些地區的買家在進口方面採取了更為謹慎的態度,並推遲採購直至價格恢復正常。 據報道,斯隆稱,在中國,需求模式正從棕櫚油轉向棕櫚油製品,這使得印尼相對於馬來西亞更具競爭優勢。 儘管如此,東南亞主要的棕櫚油生產國已宣布計劃加快生物柴油項目,以確保國內能源供應,這反過來又增加了各自對棕櫚油的本地需求。 馬來西亞將於6月起將棕櫚油生物柴油的摻混比例從目前的10%提高到15%,而印尼將於7月起將此比例從40%提高到50%。 據報道,馬來西亞的這項舉措每年將額外消耗30萬噸棕櫚油,約佔該國棕櫚油總產量的4%至5%,Sron認為這對出口市場的影響「有限」。 相反,Sron表示,印尼的舉措預計每年將額外消耗150萬噸棕櫚油,將顯著收緊出口供應。 路透社引述分析師Dorab Mistry的話說,由於生質柴油需求不斷增長,預計未來幾個月棕櫚油期貨價格將保持強勢,6月份價格可能達到每噸5000林吉特,7月中旬可能接近每噸5200林吉特。
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