Palm oil, Malaysia Palm Oil Futures (first contract forward) 4-5 percent FFA, US$ per metric tonne
(JAN-1980 - OCT-2007 )
Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1980 547.05 555.32 518.13 504.91 482.60 458.63 450.37 428.06 420.62 418.97 483.42 514.00
1981 516.48 528.87 512.35 485.90 494.99 528.87 495.82 438.80 420.62 423.93 413.18 399.13
1982 414.84 436.32 418.97 420.62 422.27 408.22 347.90 327.24 314.02 293.36 299.14 310.71
1983 307.41 303.28 311.54 346.25 356.99 325.59 351.21 461.94 533.01 554.49 546.23 574.32
1984 723.07 723.07 698.28 694.97 785.87 647.04 479.29 464.42 504.91 508.21 509.04 489.21
1985 481.77 491.69 537.14 539.62 504.08 459.46 402.44 333.85 301.62 294.19 299.14 322.28
1986 282.62 233.86 200.81 199.98 196.67 200.81 182.63 162.79 171.06 224.77 250.39 242.13
1987 289.23 272.70 258.65 280.14 281.79 282.62 247.08 254.52 276.83 291.71 304.10 356.99
1988 401.61 333.03 314.85 333.03 348.73 409.88 427.23 371.86 353.68 356.16 345.42 339.64
1989 316.50 331.37 329.72 323.11 335.50 308.23 273.53 255.35 266.92 265.26 248.74 220.64
1990 230.56 223.95 236.34 220.64 232.21 224.77 230.56 240.47 234.69 239.65 274.35 285.92
1991 288.40 279.31 287.58 263.61 262.78 257.00 281.79 279.31 266.92 285.10 299.14 310.71
1992 316.50 315.67 327.24 333.03 323.94 333.85 315.67 315.67 323.32 326.41 341.29 331.37
1993 338.81 351.21 337.16 323.94 305.76 294.19 299.14 294.19 290.88 275.18 297.70 337.57
1994 334.68 319.80 326.41 358.64 403.27 419.79 419.79 472.52 507.39 510.69 584.24 590.02
1995 541.27 546.23 567.71 511.39 491.14 521.99 563.41 540.41 524.82 553.62 549.55 539.94
1996 482.30 483.42 462.98 494.92 503.07 446.58 418.14 449.59 468.69 448.41 466.77 480.96
1997 522.67 532.26 508.01 509.47 508.57 471.65 445.03 444.55 460.63 490.54 493.09 498.67
1998 548.63 595.77 599.87 628.88 643.72 583.24 583.59 589.90 626.84 613.46 616.53 579.74
1999 560.56 484.72 428.77 439.74 398.46 330.79 279.58 308.27 342.40 326.07 315.97 312.00
2000 301.79 277.58 294.39 318.14 283.17 272.23 266.54 257.15 239.79 208.46 215.31 199.18
2001 191.79 185.07 210.90 208.96 194.01 209.17 279.63 312.62 259.56 232.09 281.51 295.47
2002 310.30 296.77 302.45 311.15 337.82 376.00 369.21 391.51 369.40 372.80 409.97 433.56
2003 431.32 421.52 390.13 377.20 382.12 390.44 382.83 361.94 374.87 449.02 484.63 478.47
2004 467.69 501.61 520.57 516.34 481.14 408.98 386.63 393.71 401.64 381.61 386.67 370.09
2005 346.63 347.57 374.83 375.84 370.16 369.64 369.60 360.30 369.98 382.82 375.97 368.90
2006 377.92 390.63 383.36 386.41 394.52 386.18 404.02 434.48 416.94 422.32 476.74 528.24
2007 550.78 553.75 566.39 645.41 740.63 748.43 764.47 729.56 745.18 824.07