EU Rapemeal Prices

01/05/13 -- Rapemeal prices on the continent are mixed today. Oil World forecast the global rapeseed crop rising 2.6% to a record 64.1 MMT in 2013.

"Successful winter crop plantings and only limited winterkill losses provide a lot of optimism regarding next season’s rapeseed production in Europe," they say.

Despite that, and lower soymeal values overnight, new crop rapemeal prices are marked higher today. Hmmmm...

Guide prices, basis FOB Lower Rhine in euros/metric tonne, with change from previous session:


May13
320.00
unch
Jun13
314.00
-1.00
Jul13
312.00
unch
Aug/Oct13
232.00
+2.00
Nov13/Jan14
232.00
+2.00
Feb/Apr14
232.00
+2.00
May/Jul14
228.00
unch