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VEGOILS-Market factors to watch Mar 19

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

markets.

FUNDAMENTALS

* Malaysian palm oil futures fell 1 percent on Friday, ending four straight days of gains on

forecasts for rising production in March.

* Chicago wheat futures dropped to a 2-1/2-week low on Friday on outlooks for rains by this

weekend that should alleviate stress on some crops in the parched U.S. Plains growing region,

traders said.

* Oil prices jumped on Friday, with Brent crude futures hitting their highest in more than two

weeks as U.S. stock prices rose and investors covered short bets ahead of a weekend in which the

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U.S. news program "60 Minutes" will air an interview with Saudi Arabia's crown prince.

MARKET NEWS

* Oil prices finished the week at a gain after a big Friday rally, and U.S. stock indices ended

flat-to-higher, to close a bumpy week on a high note.

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DATA/EVENTS

> Cargo surveyor ITS releases Malaysia's Mar 1-20 palm oil export data on Mar 20.

> Cargo surveyor SGS releases Malaysia's Mar 1-20 palm oil export data on Mar 20.

* For a table on Malaysian physical palm oil prices, including refined oil, Reuters Terminal

users can double click on or type.

* To view freight rates from Peninsula Malaysia/Sumatra to China, India, Pakistan and

Rotterdam, please key in and press enter, or double click between the brackets.

* Reuters Terminal users can see cash and futures edible oil prices by double clicking on

the codes in the brackets: To go to the next page in the same chain, hit F12. To go back, hit

F11.

Palm, soy and crude oil prices at 0023 GMT

Contract Month Last Change Low High Volume

MY PALM OIL APR8 0 +0.00 0 0 0

MY PALM OIL MAY8 0 +0.00 0 0 0

MY PALM OIL JUN8 0 +0.00 0 0 0

CHINA PALM OLEIN MAY8 5102 -20.00 5080 5112 58502

CHINA SOYOIL MAY8 5682 -16.00 5662 5692 110878

CBOT SOY OIL MAY8 32.07 +0.09 32.03 32.1 1827

INDIA PALM OIL MAR8 642.50 +3.70 637.20 642.9 1255

INDIA SOYOIL MAR8 770 -2.30 767.2 770.45 4370

NYMEX CRUDE APR8 62.15 -0.19 62.06 62.28 1556

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

Vegetable oils --

Malaysian palm oil exports --

CBOT soyoil futures --

CBOT soybean futures --

Indian solvent --

Weekly Indian vegetable oils --

Dalian Commodity Exchange --

Dalian soyoil futures --

Dalian refined palm oil futures --

Zhengzhou rapeseed oil --

European edible oil prices/trades --

(Reporting by KL newsroom)