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.
在过去 158 次看跌的贸易事件之后,棕榈油 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 +0.0%(51% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -1.3% 至 +0.8%),20 个交易日内为 -1.4%。
各商品基准价相对事件前最后收盘价的变动。历史数据汇总同类过往事件;仅描述已发生的情况,不代表未来走势。不构成投资建议。
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.