
Palm oil is expected to miss its usual Ramadan demand surge because COVID-19 lockdowns are curbing purchases by major importers including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Purchases had picked up in early March but slumped after lockdowns began.
Malaysian palm oil exports in March fell 27% year on year to 1.2 million tonnes.
The loss of the seasonal Ramadan restocking window removes a demand boost that normally supports prices, so prices may stay under pressure through the period.
Na 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.
Lockdowns are curbing the usual Ramadan buying by major importers, removing seasonal demand support.
Lockdowns are cutting importer purchases and the usual Ramadan demand surge is expected to be missed, a bearish demand signal published 2020-05-01 inside the window.