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SHB Råvarubrev Jordbruk 6 augusti 2015

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Kvartalsrapport för råvaror från HandelsbankenVete

Terminspriserna på vete har under veckan gått upp något i Paris och handlas nära oförändrat i Chicago. Gårdagens, och även dagens, uppgång har vi lite svårt att förstå då prognoserna över veteskördar justerats upp för flera områden – franska analytiker menar t.ex. att årets inhemska skörd, som i stort sett är helt klar, blir rekordstor med omkring 39-39,5 miljoner ton, gällande rekord är 38,2 miljoner ton år 1998. Detta är förvånande för många som tidigare menat att torrt väder, som bl.a. sägs ha drabbat majsen hårt, även medfört negativa konsekvenser för vetet. Viktiga exporthamnar i Frankrike uppges nu även neka till mer intag då de helt enkelt inte blir av med vetet.

Även prognosen för den ryska skörden har höjts av flera inhemska analytiker, upp omkring 1,5 miljoner ton till 57-58 miljoner ton. Än så länge är ungefär 30 procent av skörden klar och vädret uppges vara torrt och bra för skördearbete. Även i Australien har förbättrat väder hjälpt utsikterna för säsongens skörd – välbehövligt regn har lindrat tidigare oro över torka och El Nino.
Vi har svårt att se några skäl till varför vetepriserna ska fortsätta stiga och ser nuvarande uppställ som en ny chans att sälja på höga nivåer – återigen kan vete MATIF december 2016 säljas för runt EUR 191 (SEK 1.810) per ton.

Raps

Rapspriserna har stigit något under veckan, detta delvis som följd av nedjusteringar i prognoser för den europeiska rapsskörden – EU-kommissionen sänkte sin prognos med 1 miljon ton till 20,7 miljoner ton tidigare i veckan som följd av torrt och varmt väder i en del områden samt nedjusterad areal. Även rapsskörden i Ukraina, som är en viktig exportör till EU, har justerats ned den senaste tiden – total skörd uppskattas av lokala analytiker till omkring 15 procent lägre än förra året, förklarat av en mindre areal då avkastningen sägs vara något högre i år. Raps augusti 2016 handlas nu kring EUR 363 (SEK 3.428) per ton.

Majs

Majspriserna i Chicago har gått ned något under veckan, påverkat av något bättre väder i USA samt en starkare amerikansk dollar. Majsen i USA har tidigare fått alldeles för mycket regn i en del områden men nu börjar det istället talas om att det på sina håll börjar bli för torrt – en mindre nedjustering av avkastningsnivån väntas i nästa veckas WASDE-rapport, ned mot 165-166 bushels per acre från juli månads 166,8 bushels per acre. Även 165 bushels per acre skulle dock vara näst högst någonsin så än pekar inget på annat än en stor skörd även om arealen är mindre i år. Osäkerheten har ökat än mer för majsen i Europa – torrt väder väntas dra ned avkastningsnivån mycket i bl.a. Frankrike och Rumänien. Även Ukraina uppges vara väldigt torrt och varmt och nedjusteringar av skördeprognosen är nog att vänta.

Sojabönor

Priserna i Chicago på sojabönor noteras i stort sett oförändrade för veckan. Precis som för majsen så önskar sojabönorna i delar av USA lite mer nederbörd, och i kommande veckas WASDE-rapport spås avkastnings-nivån justeras ned mot omkring 44,5-45,5 bushels per acre från juli månads 46 bushels per acre. Även arealen väntas kunna justeras ned något som följd av mycket nederbörd under tiden för sådd, dessa justeringar väntas dock bli relativt marginella. Med svag råolja och palmolja samt stark dollar blir det nog ändå svårt för sojan att börja kliva uppåt, dessutom tycks många mena att USDA kommer behöva sänka de amerikanska exportsiffrorna då mesta efterfrågan riktas mot Sydamerika.

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Brent prices slip on USD surge despite tight inventory conditions

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Brent crude prices dropped by USD 1.4 per barrel yesterday evening, sliding from USD 74.2 to USD 72.8 per barrel overnight. However, prices have ticked slightly higher in early trading this morning and are currently hovering around USD 73.3 per barrel.

Ole R. Hvalbye, Analyst Commodities, SEB
Ole R. Hvalbye, Analyst Commodities, SEB

Yesterday’s decline was primarily driven by a significant strengthening of the U.S. dollar, fueled by expectations of fewer interest rate cuts by the Fed in the coming year. While the Fed lowered borrowing costs as anticipated, it signaled a more cautious approach to rate reductions in 2025. This pushed the U.S. dollar to its strongest level in over two years, raising the cost of commodities priced in dollars.

Earlier in the day (yesterday), crude prices briefly rose following reports of continued declines in U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excl. SPR), which fell by 0.9 million barrels last week to 421.0 million barrels. This level is approximately 6% below the five-year average for this time of year, highlighting persistently tight market conditions.

In contrast, total motor gasoline inventories saw a significant build of 2.3 million barrels but remain 3% below the five-year average. A closer look reveals that finished gasoline inventories declined, while blending components inventories increased.

Distillate (diesel) fuel inventories experienced a substantial draw of 3.2 million barrels and are now approximately 7% below the five-year average. Overall, total commercial petroleum inventories recorded a net decline of 3.2 million barrels last week, underscoring tightening market conditions across key product categories.

Despite the ongoing drawdowns in U.S. crude and product inventories, global oil prices have remained range-bound since mid-October. Market participants are balancing a muted outlook for Chinese demand and rising production from non-OPEC+ sources against elevated geopolitical risks. The potential for stricter sanctions on Iranian oil supply, particularly as Donald Trump prepares to re-enter the White House, has introduced an additional layer of uncertainty.

We remain cautiously optimistic about the oil market balance in 2025 and are maintaining our Brent price forecast of an average USD 75 per barrel for the year. We believe the market has both fundamental and technical support at these levels.

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Oil falling only marginally on weak China data as Iran oil exports starts to struggle

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Up 4.7% last week on US Iran hawkishness and China stimulus optimism. Brent crude gained 4.7% last week and closed on a high note at USD 74.49/b. Through the week it traded in a USD 70.92 – 74.59/b range. Increased optimism over China stimulus together with Iran hawkishness from the incoming Donald Trump administration were the main drivers. Technically Brent crude broke above the 50dma on Friday. On the upside it has the USD 75/b 100dma and on the downside it now has the 50dma at USD 73.84. It is likely to test both of these in the near term. With respect to the Relative Strength Index (RSI) it is neither cold nor warm.

Lower this morning as China November statistics still disappointing (stimulus isn’t here in size yet). This morning it is trading down 0.4% to USD 74.2/b following bearish statistics from China. Retail sales only rose 3% y/y and well short of Industrial production which rose 5.4% y/y, painting a lackluster picture of the demand side of the Chinese economy. This morning the Chinese 30-year bond rate fell below the 2% mark for the first time ever. Very weak demand for credit and investments is essentially what it is saying. Implied demand for oil down 2.1% in November and ytd y/y it was down 3.3%. Oil refining slipped to 5-month low (Bloomberg). This sets a bearish tone for oil at the start of the week. But it isn’t really killing off the oil price either except pushing it down a little this morning.

China will likely choose the US over Iranian oil as long as the oil market is plentiful. It is becoming increasingly apparent that exports of crude oil from Iran is being disrupted by broadening US sanctions on tankers according to Vortexa (Bloomberg). Some Iranian November oil cargoes still remain undelivered. Chinese buyers are increasingly saying no to sanctioned vessels. China import around 90% of Iranian crude oil. Looking forward to the Trump administration the choice for China will likely be easy when it comes to Iranian oil. China needs the US much more than it needs Iranian oil. At leas as long as there is plenty of oil in the market. OPEC+ is currently holds plenty of oil on the side-line waiting for room to re-enter. So if Iran goes out, then other oil from OPEC+ will come back in. So there won’t be any squeeze in the oil market and price shouldn’t move all that much up.

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Brent crude inches higher as ”Maximum pressure on Iran” could remove all talk of surplus in 2025

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Brent crude inch higher despite bearish Chinese equity backdrop. Brent crude traded between 72.42 and 74.0 USD/b yesterday before closing down 0.15% on the day at USD 73.41/b. Since last Friday Brent crude has gained 3.2%. This morning it is trading in marginal positive territory (+0.3%) at USD 73.65/b. Chinese equities are down 2% following disappointing signals from the Central Economic Work Conference. The dollar is also 0.2% stronger. None of this has been able to pull oil lower this morning.

Bjarne Schieldrop, Chief analyst commodities, SEB
Bjarne Schieldrop, Chief analyst commodities, SEB

”Maximum pressure on Iran” are the signals from the incoming US administration. Last time Donald Trump was president he drove down Iranian oil exports to close to zero as he exited the JCPOA Iranian nuclear deal and implemented maximum sanctions. A repeat of that would remove all talk about a surplus oil market next year leaving room for the rest of OPEC+ as well as the US to lift production a little. It would however probably require some kind of cooperation with China in some kind of overall US – China trade deal. Because it is hard to prevent oil flowing from Iran to China as long as China wants to buy large amounts.

Mildly bullish adjustment from the IEA but still with an overall bearish message for 2025. The IEA came out with a mildly bullish adjustment in its monthly Oil Market Report yesterday. For 2025 it adjusted global demand up by 0.1 mb/d to 103.9 mb/d (+1.1 mb/d y/y growth) while it also adjusted non-OPEC production down by 0.1 mb/d to 71.9 mb/d (+1.7 mb/d y/y). As a result its calculated call-on-OPEC rose by 0.2 mb/d y/y to 26.3 mb/d.

Overall the IEA still sees a market in 2025 where non-OPEC production grows considerably faster (+1.7 mb/d y/y) than demand (+1.1 mb/d y/y) which requires OPEC to cut its production by close to 700 kb/d in 2025 to keep the market balanced.

The IEA treats OPEC+ as it if doesn’t exist even if it is 8 years since it was established. The weird thing is that the IEA after 8 full years with the constellation of OPEC+ still calculates and argues as if the wider organisation which was established in December 2016 doesn’t exist. In its oil market balance it projects an increase from FSU of +0.3 mb/d in 2025. But FSU is predominantly part of OPEC+ and thus bound by production targets. Thus call on OPEC+ is only falling by 0.4 mb/d in 2025. In IEA’s calculations the OPEC+ group thus needs to cut production by 0.4 mb/d in 2024 or 0.4% of global demand. That is still a bearish outlook. But error of margin on such calculations are quite large so this prediction needs to be treated with a pinch of salt.

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