Local investment banks in Malaysia forecast palm oil could reach $617 per metric ton by midyear, up from about $565 currently. They cite diminishing soybean oil supplies in Argentina and the US, with soyoil up 8% so far this year and Ramadan demand already being priced in.
Tighter soyoil supplies support substitute vegetable oils, so palm oil prices are expected to firm. This is a forecast rather than a new supply shock, which limits its immediate price impact.
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