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China’s Palm Oil Stocks and Arrivals Weekly (Week 41, 2020)

2020-10-13 www.cofeed.com

I. National stocks

 

Due to more arrival of palm oil cargoes and reduced demand during National Day holidays, palm oil inventory in China stops falling and starts rallying this week. In the week ending October 9th, edible palm oil stock totals 348,000 tonnes at nationwide ports, up 46,900 tonnes or 15.58% versus 301,100 tonnes on September 25th; up 10,500 tonnes or 3.1% from 337,500 tonnes in the previous month; down 194,700 tonnes or 35.88% from 542,700 tonnes in the corresponding period last year. Meanwhile, industrial palm oil stock at domestic ports amounts to 89,100 tonnes, a decrease of 16,600 tonnes or 15.7% from 105,700 tonnes on September 25th.

 

Region
/Port
Edible Palm Oil Stocks0'000 tonne Industrial Palm Oil Stocks
W40 W39 Change M-O-M Y-O-Y W40 W39 Change
Tianjin Port 6.25 6.35 -0.1 -14.77% -38.35% 2.6 2.7 -0.1
Hebei 0.65 0.8 -0.2 300.00% 100.00% 0.05 0.1 -0.05
Shandong Port 1.95 2.35 -0.4 49.68% -47.19% 1.37 1.39 -0.02
East China 7.8 7.05 0.75 -38.43% -49.93% 3.7 4.1 -0.4
Guangdong 8.33 9.51 -1.18 -13.07% -52.21% 1.74 1.73 0.01
Guangxi 2.57 1.95 0.62 -8.45% -40.37% 0.55 0.55 0
Fujian 1.5 2.1 -0.60  16.67% -17.65% 0 0 0
Total 29.05 30.11 -1.11 -15.28% -45.20% 10.01 10.57 -0.56

 

Region
/Port

Edible Palm Oil Stocks0'000 tonne

Industrial Palm Oil Stocks

W41

W39

Change

M-O-M

Y-O-Y

W41

W39

Change

Tianjin Port

7.15

6.35

0.8

-1.10%

-35.29%

2.3

2.7

-0.4

Hebei

0.6

0.8

-0.2

200.00%

-20.00%

0

0.1

-0.1

Shandong Port

1.45

2.35

-0.9

-48.21%

-68.34%

1.32

1.39

-0.07

East China

9.3

7.05

2.25

1.08%

-28.46%

3.05

4.1

-1.05

Guangdong

11.59

9.51

2.08

15.67%

-31.62%

1.69

1.73

-0.04

Guangxi

2.41

1.95

0.46

23.59%

-25.62%

0.55

0.55

0

Fujian

2.3

2.1

0.20

-29.23%

-51.06%

0

0

0

Total

34.8

30.11

4.69

3.11%

-35.88%

8.91

10.57

-1.66

II. Goods Arrivals

 

China is projected to bring in 620,000 tonnes of palm oil (RBD palm olein 500,000 tonnes and industrial palm oil 120,000 tonnes) in October, according to the latest statistics by Cofeed. And palm oil imports in November are expected to be 620,000 tonnes (RBD palm olein 500,000 tonnes and industrial palm oil 120,000 tonnes). Both of them are flat from the estimate on September 25th.

 

III. Margins and Shipments

 

Date

Sailing Schedule

CNF
USD/tonne

Duty Paid
(CNY/tonne)

DCE
(CNY/tonne)

Import Margin

10/9/2020

Dec, 2020

755

6089

6082

-7

10/9/2020

Jan, 2021

745

6009

6082

73

10/9/2020

Feb, 2021

740

5969

5880

-89

10/9/2020

Mar, 2021

735

5929

5880

-49

10/9/2020

Apr, 2021

730

5890

5880

-10

10/9/2020

May, 2021

725

5850

5880

30

10/9/2020

Jun, 2021

720

5810

5756

-54