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Plantations - What is driving CPO price?

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Publish date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013, 10:45 AM
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The spot CPO price crossed the RM2,500 per tonne mark and soared to a new YTD high of RM2,525 per tonne yesterday. The spike has sparked interest in the sector. Our checks revealed that the optimism was caused by the expectation of weaker palm production in Oct.

This has eased concerns about rising palm oil stocks and boosted the buying appetite of major consumers for palm oil. We think the price improvement could be sustained, although the upside may be capped by rising competition from other edible oils and the narrowing CPO price discount to soya oil of US$145 per tonne. Maintain Neutral. Our top picks are Astra Agro, First Resources, IOI and Wilmar.
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