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Vegetable oil prices fell after crude oil dropped 5% on pandemic-driven demand worries. Palm oil futures in Malaysia fell 1.6% on lower expected Chinese demand, and US soybean oil dropped 1.8%.
China is also expected to reduce purchases of US soybeans and Malaysian palm oil during its October holiday.
Lower crude and reduced Chinese buying in the holiday window weigh on palm and soybean oil prices, while softer biodiesel economics limit support from energy markets.
graintrade.com.uaSep 30, 2020After 51 past bearish macro events, Palm Oil moved a median -1.3% over 5 sessions (35% higher; middle half -4.1% to +1.1%), and -1.8% over 20.
After 40 past bearish macro events, Soybean Oil moved a median -0.8% over 5 sessions (45% higher; middle half -4.5% to +1.7%), and -1.5% over 20.
After 565 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -1.4% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -5.9% to +3.0%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 273 past bearish macro events, Soybeans moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -2.4% to +1.4%), and -0.5% 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.
