Soybean Oil Prices Decline in China Due to Weak Downstream Demand

Shandong: The present decrease in Soybean Oil prices in the Chinese market is due to poor importer demand and growing Brazilian supply. The abundance of edible oils in the worldwide market has resulted in significantly lower prices for all of them. The market price of all edible oils, including Soyabean Oil, has fallen due to substantial domestic market stockpiles and a reduction in inflationary pressure.

However, the cost of Soybean Oil has dropped in China, supported by the Soybean meal markets have fallen significantly because of large inventories, and the terminal demand for oils and fats is weak. Shipping records show that the number of imported Soybeans that arrived in March was 6.19 million tonnes, up from the projection of 5.8772 million tonnes from the previous month and up from 5.885 million tonnes from the previous year by 317,000 tonnes and 404,000 tonnes, respectively. Soybean imports have boosted the supply, which put pressure on the price increase of Soybean Oil.

Soybean Oil inventory in the first quarter has been running at a high level, continuing to stay at the line of 790,000 tonnes. The product stockpile was circling between 730,000 and 830,000 tonnes, mostly running at high levels. The market was partly affected by the little drop in the present stockpile, which was still just 660,000 tonnes in the middle of March and not particularly significant.

Together with the ongoing reduction in the price of Soybean oil, consumer demand in the terminal catering sector had somewhat decreased, and the stocking of catering businesses had slowed down. Demand was low as we consumed and then bought, and the Soybean Oil market continued to drop slowly.

As per the ChemAnalyst database, the price of Soybean Oil is anticipated likely to decrease as the global market price of American soybean oil keeps falling, and South American Soybeans have been heavily listed. The demand for vegetable oil globally is low, and the external oil market is unstable. Dalian Soybean Oil decreased along with the market, and the spot market also decreased.