European vegoils: palm oil down on higher output hopes

Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market eased slightly on Friday following Malaysian palm oil futures and CBOT soyoil and because of weaker energy markets. "There was not much fresh news to react to and Malaysian palm oil futures mostly discarded a rise in palm oil exports during the first half of April and focused more on the possibility of improving production," one broker said.
Palm oil was offered between unchanged and $5 a tonne down after Malaysian palm oil futures closed between 15 ringgit per tonne lower and 15 ringgit higher, pressured by expectations of higher output in April. At 1630 GMT, CBOT soyoil futures were between 0.29 and 0.34 cents per lb down on technicals and due to a large NOPA crush number, which resulted in higher than expected soyoil stocks. Weaker energy markets also weighed.
EU rapeoil tracked CBOT soyoil and weaker rapeseed futures, which were under pressure from lower energy prices that could lead to reduced demand from biofuels producers. Asking prices were between one and two euros per tonne lower. Lauric oils were offered between $15 and $20 a tonne down from Thursday, tracking easier palm oil and due to slack demand.