Palm slips, dragged down by rival edible oils, strong ringgit
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Reuters) -Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Monday, dragged down by weakness in rival edible oils and strengthening ringgit.
The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 30 ringgit, or 0.74%, at 4,021 ringgit ($980.01) a metric ton in early trade.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Dalian's most-active soyoil contract DBYcv1 fell 0.56%, while its palm oil contract DCPcv1 shed 1.37%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade BOcv1 fell 0.57%.
* Palm oil tracks prices of rival edible oils, as they compete for a share of the global vegetable oils market.
* Chicago wheat, soybean and corn futures slipped ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports later in the day, with analysts expecting the largest Sept. 1 stocks of all three crops since 2020.
* The ringgit MYR=, palm's currency of trade, strengthened 0.46% against the U.S. dollar, making the commodity more expensive for buyers holding foreign currencies.
* Oil prices edged higher on increasing concerns of potential supply disruptions in the Middle East producing region after Israel stepped up attacks on Iran-backed forces. O/R
* Stronger crude oil futures make palm a more attractive option for biodiesel feedstock.
* Malaysia is committed to sustainable palm oil production ahead of the European Union implementing the new law banning imports of commodities linked to deforestation, its commodities minister said last week.
* Palm oil FCPOc3 may test support at 4,017 ringgit per metric ton, a break below could open the way towards the 3,928-3,981 ringgit range, Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao said. TECH/C
MARKET NEWS
* Asia share markets turned hesitant as strife in the Middle East offset more stimulus measures in China, while the Nikkei dived on concerns Japan's new prime minister favoured normalising interest rates. MKTS/GLOB
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($1 = 4.1030 ringgit)
Reporting by Ashley Tang; Editing by Sumana Nandy
For a table on Malaysian physical palm oil prices, including refined oil, Reuters Terminal users can double click on or type OILS/MY01. * To view freight rates from Peninsula Malaysia/Sumatra to China, India, Pakistan and Rotterdam, please key in OILS/ASIA2 and press enter, or double click between the brackets. * Reuters Terminal users can see cash and futures edible oil prices by double clicking on the codes in the brackets: To go to the next page in the same chain, hit F12. To go back, hit F11. Vegetable oils OILS/ASIA1 Malaysian palm oil exports SGSPALM1 CBOT soyoil futures 0#BO: CBOT soybean futures 0#S: Indian solvent SOLVENT01 Dalian Commodity Exchange DC/MENU Dalian soyoil futures 0#DBY: Dalian refined palm oil futures 0#DCP: Zhengzhou rapeseed oil 0#COI: European edible oil prices/trades OILS/E
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