# Buyer's Brief: Heating Up The Vegetable Oils Market | ESM Magazine

> An ESM Magazine buyer's brief reviews the vegetable oils market and the many factors that influence its prices, including biofuels and dietary shifts. It says that after crude oil price rises, El Niño and oversupply, the sector may be approaching a balance. Prices have seen sustained erosion over recent years, driven by rising palm and soybean oil output.

- Date: 2019-04-02 · published 2019-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59692-buyer-s-brief-heating-up-the-vegetable-oils-market-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Vegetable oil prices depend on biofuel demand, crude oil and palm and soy supply, so buyers should watch whether the oversupply that drove recent declines is easing. The piece is general market commentary without a new shock, so it does not signal a clear price direction.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/features/buyers-brief-heating-vegetable-oils-market-72943

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