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生質燃料最新動態:原料期貨因獲利回吐而下跌

-- 週四,主要生物燃料原料期貨價格因獲利回吐而走低,抵消了原油價格上漲和天氣相關供應風險帶來的提振作用。 芝加哥期貨交易所5月大豆期貨合約下跌0.24%,至每蒲式耳11.62美元。 5月豆油期貨合約下跌0.54%,至每磅71.29美分。 根據AgWeb引述Cornbelt Marketing的Sam Hudson稱,大豆價格近期觸及圖表阻力位,引發獲利回吐。 同樣被該農業新聞社援引的Total Farm Marketing的Bryan Doherty表示,需要強勁的市場催化劑才能突破此阻力位。近期生物燃料需求成長帶來的豆油價格走強可能不足以支撐這項突破,因為出口放緩帶來了下行壓力。 截至4月16日當週,豆油出口量預計淨減少1萬噸至淨出口1.4萬噸,而大豆出口量預計在20萬噸至60萬噸之間。行業數據將於週四公佈。 中國可能帶來額外的出口需求,市場參與者正密切關注5月中旬的川普-習近平峰會。 然而,根據ADM報道,持續的美伊衝突可能會使美中貿易關係複雜化,並可能促使中國轉向巴西和阿根廷進口大豆。路易達孚首席風險長Vijay Chakravarthy表示。 供應方面,降雨可能會減緩美國的播種速度,從而為價格提供一定支撐。 週四,馬來西亞棕櫚油期貨價格從近兩週高點回落,交易員獲利了結,疲軟的出口抵消了厄爾尼諾現象導致供應趨緊的預期。 馬來西亞衍生性商品交易所5月原棕櫚油合約結束了連續三個交易日的上漲勢頭,下跌約1%,至每噸4,505馬來西亞林吉特(1,135.91美元)。 6月合約也下跌了相同的幅度,至每噸4,552林吉特。 本週迄今為止,這兩個合約均上漲了2.7%至2.9%,扭轉了先前連續兩週的跌勢。 儘管原油價格上漲且當地貨幣走軟,但棕櫚油價格週四仍出現下跌。 本月出口需求疲軟,據報道,貨運調查員預計,4月前20天馬來西亞的棕櫚油出貨量將季減25.6%至25.8%,主要原因是中東地區的需求下降。 儘管如此,東南亞生產商在經濟狀況改善的背景下,為滿足國內市場需求,並應對持續的供應鏈中斷,擴大生物燃料的使用,將支撐棕櫚油價格的未來走勢。 印尼、馬來西亞和泰國生物柴油計畫的推進,以及厄爾尼諾現象對棕櫚油產量的潛在影響,將導致供應趨緊。 據價格報告機構MySteel稱,由於市場正在關注極端天氣條件對棕櫚油生產的影響,「價格仍有上漲空間」。 根據《馬來西亞邊緣報》報道,BMI Research表示,對厄爾尼諾現象的擔憂將成為未來棕櫚油價格的支撐因素,並緩解地緣政治風險溢價下降帶來的價格下跌。 根據報道,BMI Research預計,短期內美伊衝突的發展將持續影響市場趨勢,假設中東衝突緩和,棕櫚油價格可能在第二季跌至每噸4200林吉特左右。 印度溶劑萃取協會執行董事B.V. Mehta表示,從長遠來看,“生物柴油擴張、天氣風險和地緣政治的相互作用,將導致2026-27財年全球棕櫚油供需更加緊張。” 在美國,紐約商品交易所(NYMEX)5月交割的乙醇期貨價格週三連續第三個交易日上漲,漲幅1.05%,至每加侖1.92美元,主要受產量下降和出口走強的影響。 美國能源資訊署(EIA)發布的數據顯示,截至4月17日當週,美國乙醇日產量降至100萬桶,低於前一周的110萬桶。 農業數據提供商DTN表示,產量下降是由於正值種植淡季,並補充說,本季產量仍增加2%,利潤率依然強勁。 數據顯示,原油出口量較上月成長,從8.1萬桶/日增加到9.1萬桶/日。 然而,原油庫存從2,670萬桶增至2,690萬桶。

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