Current location:home page > Food Technology

European vegoils: brisk trade in rapeseed oil, sunflower oil

Trade in Europe's vegetable oil market was brisk in rapeseed oil and sunflower oil on Friday, with p…
Trade in Europe's vegetable oil market was brisk in rapeseed oil and sunflower oil on Friday, with prices weakened by falling soybean and soyoil prices in Chicago, traders said. August/October delivery rapeseed oil traded at 645 euros a tonne fob ex-mill and November/January delivery at 653 euros a tonne, traders said.

No comparative trades were reported on Thursday. At the end of the day, November/January rapeoil was offered for sale down 1 euro at 652.00 euros a tonne fob ex-mill. Sunflower oil for January/March delivery traded at $875 and $877.50 a tonne ex-tank, and April/June changed hands at $887.50 and $885 a tonne ex-tank, with no comparative trades seen on Thursday.

October/December sunoil ended the day down $15 a tonne at $870.00 a tonne ex-tank. Crude palm oil for August delivery was quoted in Europe down $7.50 a tonne at $810 a tonne cif. Purchase interest was also seen for refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm olein, with a range of trades taking place for delivery between September and January/March 2015, traders said. RBD palm olein for September delivery ended the day down $2.50 a tonne at $757.50 a tonne fob Malaysia.

Related articles

PTI's new testing facilities to improve 'speed-to-market'

PTI-Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), has installed a…

Bühler's Leybold takeover approved

The acquisition of Leybold Optics by Bühler for an undisclosed amount expands the advanced materials…

2013 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE)

2013 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE)

The 2013 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has set a record with over 1,150 exhi…

Wine label printer Tapp buys Ben Franklin Press & Label

Tapp Label Technologies (TLT), a manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels for wine and spirits indu…

Researchers unlock key components of wheat's genetic code

Researchers unlock key components of wheat's genetic code

Scientists from the UK, Germany and the US have identified key parts of the genetic code of wheat, a…

MVTL deploys Roka Bioscience's pathogen detection system

MVTL deploys Roka Bioscience's pathogen detection system

Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories (MVTL) has deployed Roka Bioscience's Atlas System along with…