The benchmark FCPO September contract surged RM110 or 3.64 per cent to close at RM3,130 per tonne on Friday from RM3,020 per tonne last Friday.
The trading range for the week was from RM3,046 to RM3,183.
Total volume traded for the week amounted to 149,052 contracts, up 40,568 contracts from the previous week.
The open interest as at Thursday increased to 107,399 contracts from 94,587 contracts the previous Thursday.
The persistent hot and dry weather in the US scorched crops in the key producing regions especially the corn crop area with the expectation of limited rainfall in the coming weeks.
The temperature in some of the areas reached the triple digit degrees Fahrenheit with excessive heat that persisted until Saturday.
However, there will be a break for the hot and dry weather pattern today with the temperature is expected to decrease about 15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, easing a little bit stress on the crops.
Some weather forecasters indicated that the outlook for the 11 to 15 days period would turn even hotter with limited rains.
There would be some showers over the next five days but it would mostly hit the northwestern part of the Midwest.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly crop progress report on Monday saying that 48 per cent of corn crop was in good to excellent condition, declining from 56 per cent the previous week due to persistent hot and dry weather condition in US while soybean crop was 45 per cent in good to excellent condition, reducing from 53 per cent the previous week.
Cargo surveyor ITS released the palm oil export figures for the full month of June last Saturday at 1,449,280 tonnes, a rise of 4.86 per cent while another surveyor SGS on Monday at 1,463,864 tonnes, an increase of 9.75 per cent from the same period last month.
The demand from the top importing countries like China and India coupled with the Muslim countries like Pakistan and the Middle East was expected to remain strong in July ahead of the coming festive seasons.
A Reuters poll revealed on Friday that Malaysian palm oil stocks in June were expected to reduce 2.2 per cent to 1.73 million tonnes.
Meanwhile, the palm oil exports were estimated to increase 4.3 per cent to 1.46 million tonnes while the production would rise 7.7 per cent to 1.49 million tonnes.
Technical View
The benchmark September contract extended its rally this week due to the weather concern in US but vulnerable for profit taking when the price approached the resistance of RM3,193 and EMA200 line.
Palm oil prices were expected to take a break next week while waiting for the rains development in the US before the price starts to move again.
Resistance was pegged at RM3,193 and RM3,270 while support was set at RM3,030 and RM2,970.
Major fundamental news this coming week
MPOB’s monthly supplydemand report on July 10, Malaysian export data for July 1 to July 10 by ITS and SGS on July 10 and USDA’s monthly supply-demand report on July 11.
Courtesy of OPF
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