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Washington imposed, suspended and then reinstated a 50% EU tariff within three days, creating uncertainty for importers of vegetable oils. Brent drifted lower on OPEC+ supply discussions and weak Chinese factory data, while WTI found support from declining US drilling.
Early-June rains eased spring drought stress in northwest and central Europe, with forecasters warning of a mid-month heat spike that could affect rapeseed pod filling.
Tariff whiplash and possible heat stress on EU rapeseed add volatility to palm, soy, rapeseed and sunflower oil prices, while lower crude weighs on biofuel-linked oil demand.
vespertool.comGehrman KosenkovJun 4, 2025After 181 past bullish weather events, Palm Oil moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -0.9% to +1.9%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 18 past neutral weather events, Soybean Oil moved a median +2.6% over 5 sessions (72% higher; middle half -0.4% to +3.5%), and +3.6% over 20.
After 10 past bearish weather events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +2.1% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -2.9% to +4.6%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 17 past bearish weather events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median +1.4% over 5 sessions (59% higher; middle half -2.7% to +5.9%), and +2.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
