
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.
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。
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.