The Borneo Post reviews how the US-China trade dispute affected Malaysian commodities in 2019. China bought 1.89 million tonnes of palm oil from January to October, up from 1.42 million a year earlier, as it shifted purchases away from US soybeans.
Palm oil prices rallied to a two-year high of RM2,850 per tonne on December 6 after falling to a four-year low in July, and the US halted new tariffs on December 13 in exchange for Chinese soybean and poultry purchase commitments.
Chinese demand for palm oil and the new US-China commitments to buy soybeans both affect vegetable oil and oilseed prices. The planned US soybean purchases could support soybean prices into 2020.
Tras 133 eventos alcista de comercio pasados, Aceite de palma se movió una mediana de +0,7 % en 5 sesiones (64% al alza; mitad central entre -0,8 % y +2,3 %), y +1,7 % en 20.
Tras 696 eventos alcista de comercio pasados, Soja se movió una mediana de +0,3 % en 5 sesiones (54% al alza; mitad central entre -1,3 % y +1,9 %), y +0,7 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.