Section 1: Price Direction:
Outlook of China Soybean Demand - A Critical Factor Influencing Palm Oil Demand and Supply in 2021
Mr. Cai Neng Bin
He is the General Manager of Shanghai Pansun Company. His roles and responsibilities in the company are analyzing oilseeds and oils and fats market information, with main emphasis given on systematic data analysis and make judgement on market trading pattern. He is also able to gauge the change of medium to long market trends of agricultural products, and provides trading and hedging strategies through capturing price differences arises from logical error within markets, and between different products and months.
Current Developments
A) Trade relations between China and USA eased and China’s soybean imports increases.
a. Recovery in swine production increases the demand for soybeans in China.
b. China will fulfill its trade agreements with USA to enhance US soybean imports substantially.
c. China’s purchasing pace affects the supply and demand of soybean in North and South America when season changes.
d. Brazil’s soybean harvest and logistics delays have postponed supply pressure, tightening the supply of US soybeans in short-term.
B) Prevention and control on African Swine Fever (ASF) still affect China’s soybean crushing volume.
a. Swine breeding industry has improved with policy support.
b. Changes in the new situation of African Swine Fever (The prevention and treatment of ASF is a tremendous task in a long run, including scientific R&D and application of vaccines. Virus mutations as well as rebound of the pandemic slows down the pace of recovery of swine breeding.)
C) Supply-side reduction intensifies the tension between China’s oils & fats supply and demand.
a. Multiple factors lead to a structural change in China’s oils & fats supply and demand.
b. With the impact of COVID-19 and trade tension between foreign countries, China has enhances its attention to the safety of agricultural products supplies.
c. Increase in demand and decrease in supply lead to a low level of inventory which will take longer to rebuild.
D) Tight supply pushes up prices.
a. Tight supply in global oils & fats is spreading to other commodities.
b. Tight oils & fats supply is reflected in high basis and monthly difference
c. Tight supply in China’s oils & fats market as a result of the national reserve of soybean oil, import restrictions on rapeseed and reduction in sunflower oil production.
d. The price difference reflects the difference of supply shortage among oil varieties in the short term.
E) China’s palm oil imports and consumption still have potential for growth.
a. Palm oil import situation and influencing factors.
b. The balance between expectations on palm oil inventory change and the price.
c. Evaluation on palm oil consumption and widening discount promote palm oil consumption.
Outlook
• Economic recovery under the control of the pandemic across the world, and expectation on demand for oils & fats is increasing.
• Reduction in the production of many types of oils & fats has caused supply shortage of global oils & fats. It is expected to take more time to rebuild the inventory level.
• The core of the trade is driven by inventory level and expectations on recovery. The imbalance between supply and demand is strongly repaired through the price spread structure.
• Increased palm oil production eases the supply shortage, and pressure on short-term inventory rebuilding is not heavy.
Conclusion - The tight supply is difficult to ease during this year and the fluctuation of oils & fats is strong, which drives the price of the next month to rebound and upwards.
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