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India's palm oil imports are projected to fall about 21% to 7.4 million tons in the crop year starting November, the lowest since 2010-11. The drop follows restaurant and hotel closures under the nationwide lockdown, which cut food-service demand for the oil.
Benchmark palm oil prices have already fallen about 35% this year.
India is the world's largest vegetable oil buyer, so a sharp cut in its purchases removes a major source of demand and adds downward pressure on palm oil prices.
ajot.comBloomberg5 mei 2020Na 158 eerdere neerwaarts handel-gebeurtenissen bewoog Palmolie zich mediaan +0,0% over 5 sessies (51% hoger; middelste helft -1,3% tot +0,8%), en -1,4% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
India, the top buyer, is projected to cut palm oil imports to a nine-year low as food-service demand collapses, a bearish demand signal on 5 May.
