Oil Market Rally Pushes Rapeseed and Soy to Record Highs – China Boosts U.S. Exports
Oil Market Rally Pushes Rapeseed and Soy to Record Highs – China Boosts U.S. Exports
Prices for rapeseed and soybeans soared on Thursday, with the February rapeseed contract on Euronext up 9.75 euros, reaching 532.75 euros per ton – the highest close since March 2023. On the Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT), January soybeans also hit a four-week high at 1,026.25 cents per bushel.
This rally in the vegetable oil market was driven by rising palm oil prices in Malaysia and China, alongside strong U.S. soybean oil exports. Robust demand for soybeans and soybean meal further fueled price increases. The latest U.S. export report recorded soybean sales of 2.04 million tons, with China as the largest buyer (1.223 million tons).
With 114,311 tons sold, U.S. soybean oil exports saw their strongest weekly volume since 2012. However, market players are cautiously watching for potential impacts of a looming U.S.-China trade dispute, expected to take effect next year.
Prices for rapeseed and soybeans soared on Thursday, with the February rapeseed contract on Euronext up 9.75 euros, reaching 532.75 euros per ton – the highest close since March 2023. On the Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT), January soybeans also hit a four-week high at 1,026.25 cents per bushel.
This rally in the vegetable oil market was driven by rising palm oil prices in Malaysia and China, alongside strong U.S. soybean oil exports. Robust demand for soybeans and soybean meal further fueled price increases. The latest U.S. export report recorded soybean sales of 2.04 million tons, with China as the largest buyer (1.223 million tons).
With 114,311 tons sold, U.S. soybean oil exports saw their strongest weekly volume since 2012. However, market players are cautiously watching for potential impacts of a looming U.S.-China trade dispute, expected to take effect next year.