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VEGOILS-Market factors to watch March 26

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and

other vegetable oil markets.

FUNDAMENTALS

* Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Wednesday as export volumes from the No.2

producer recorded an improvement for the first time in three months, but

persistent worries about the outlook for global demand kept a lid on gains.

* U.S. wheat fell for the third straight session on Wednesday, pressured by

technical selling and forecasts for rains needed in the parched southern U.S.

Plains growing region.

* Oil settled up about 3 percent on Wednesday as a weak dollar, fighting in

Yemen and speculative buying boosted crude prices in spite of U.S. inventories

building to record highs for an 11th week.

MARKET NEWS

* Asian shares slipped on Thursday as losses on Wall Street and soft U.S.

economic data soured sentiment, while the dollar's bull run looked to have

stalled for the time being.

RELATED

> Malaysia's Mar 1-25 palm oil exports rose 3.7 pct -SGS

> Malaysia's March 1-25 palm oil exports rise 3.5 pct -ITS

> Palm oil may break support at 2,017 ringgit in 3 months

> Indonesia defends deforestation for palm oil on economic grounds

> Argentine soy harvest under way, high yields offset flood damage

> Nigerian cocoa 2014/15 output to fall by 50,000 T - CAN president

> India expected to be self-sufficient in synthetic rubber by 2017

DATA/EVENTS

> Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and Societe Generale de Surveillance

to release data on Malaysia's March palm oil exports on March 31.

Palm, soy and crude oil prices at 0452 GMT

Contract Month Last Change Low High Volume

MY PALM OIL FEB5 2240 -24.00 2230 2254 29

MY PALM OIL MAR5 2228 -19.00 2220 2249 388

MY PALM OIL APR5 2210 -20.00 2202 2222 7986

CHINA PALM OLEIN MAY5 4846 -22.00 4844 4874 180294

CHINA SOYOIL MAY5 5514 -52.00 5508 5562 240078

CBOT SOY OIL MAR5 31.48 -3.50 31.47 31.57 2367

INDIA PALM OIL JAN5 434.90 -3.50 434.00 439.50 488

INDIA SOYOIL FEB5 616.00 -9.00 615.70 624.80 50145

NYMEX CRUDE MAR5 45.06 -0.53 44.35 45.35 25835

Palm oil prices in Malaysian ringgit per tonne

CBOT soy oil in U.S. cents per pound

Dalian soy oil and RBD palm olein in Chinese yuan per tonne

India soy oil in Indian rupee per 10 kg

Crude in U.S. dollars per barrel

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