Friday, June 20, 2008

JP Morgan postive on CPO

In our view, crude palm oil (CPO) prices are undervalued relative to crude oiland soybean oil, and we expect some convergence going forward. Over the last 2 months, crude oil and soybean oil prices have risen 17% and 7%,respectively, while CPO prices have gained 1%. Over this period, CPO’s price discount to soybean oil has widened from 24% to 28%. We see more upside potential for CPO prices over the next 3-6 months on higher CPO biodiesel demand, potentially higher soybean prices and a narrowing price discount to soybean oil. We maintain our positive view on the plantations sector.


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