11.22.2024
Biodiesel margins rise, but window of opportunity limited
Biodiesel margins continued to rise during the week to Friday November 22. The bean oil/heating oil (BOHO) spread boosted margins by falling to its lowest level since August 27.
Malaysian palm oil exports of 679,539 metric tons are 14.7% less than what was seen over the first 20 days of July and 34% less than the 1.027 million MT shipped over the first 20 days during August 2016. This is not reassuring to a market that generally sees volumes trending higher during August. Last year, 1.8 million metric tons was exported. In 2015, 1.6 million was shipped. Given the…