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Palm Oil

PLM · Agriculture · BMD · Quoted in USD/t
985.00 USD/t
+8.270 (+0.85%) today
· CI Indication

Origin markets

Origin spread 75.00 USD/t

Benchmark: Crude palm oil, FOB Indonesia. The same tonne prices differently by origin — freight, quality, sanctions and policy set the differential. Deep dive

OriginBasisPricevs benchmarkMarket note
🇮🇩
FOB Indonesia (CPO)
Indonesia · world #1 producer
FOB985.00BenchmarkLargest producer; export-levy policy swings offers
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Malaysia (BMD/MPOB)
Malaysia · benchmark futures
FOB1,003.00
+18.00 (+1.8%)stable
BMD futures and MPOB quality premium
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Rotterdam CIF
Europe · delivered
CIF1,060.00
+75.00 (+7.6%)stable
Delivered plus EUDR-compliance premium
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India delivered
India · top importer
CIF1,040.00
+55.00 (+5.6%)stable
Delivered into the largest import market

Differentials are indicative desk assessments over the live benchmark — 90-day spread trend shown per origin.

Track physical flows on the live vessel map →
Open
976.73
Day High
998.99
Day Low
980.10
Prev Close
976.73
1W
+0.92%
1M
-2.41%
1Y
+24.07%
5Y
-19.27%
Exchange
BMD

6-month range

Annualised volatility 10%
Low 724.35Now 985.00 · 39%High 1,397.08

Forward curve

Indicative term structure · Contango

Spot
985.00
USD/t
3M
1,001.10
+1.63%
6M
1,014.12
+2.96%
12M
1,039.58
+5.54%
18M
1,070.96
+8.73%
24M
1,101.54
+11.83%

In other units

Converted from 985.00 USD/t · indicative FX

USD/kg
0.985
USD/lb
0.447
EUR/t
906.20
CNY/t
7,141.25

About Palm Oil

Palm Oil is traded in the agriculture segment, with price discovery referenced against BMD. The chart above shows the trailing indicative price path. Physical parcels of Palm Oil can be sourced or placed through the Off Market desk, listed openly on the Marketplace, or intermediated by a specialist broker.

AgricultureBMDUSD/t+0.85% today
Top producers
1. Indonesia2. Malaysia3. Thailand
Principal uses
  • Food oils
  • Oleochemicals
  • Biodiesel