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Energy Desk — Brent & the palm link

Palm oil is a biodiesel feedstock, so the energy complex sets a floor under it: when crude rises, blending palm into diesel gets more attractive and demand firms. Here's Brent, updated daily, alongside the crude palm oil price.

Brent crude

$87.19 / bbl
0.49% 1d

Brent — 1 month

25.92%
as of Jul 29, 2026

Crude palm oil (MPOB)

$1,100 / t
0.97%

Brent crude — last 12 months

Crude has firmed over the past month, improving biodiesel blend economics and lending support to palm oil demand as a feedstock.

Brent latest point: Yahoo Finance BZ=F futures (live gap-fill; overwritten by FRED spot when published). Historical series: FRED (public domain). Palm oil: MPOB, converted to USD. The palm–gasoil (POGO) spread that traders watch needs a licensed gasoil quote we don't redistribute; the note above is directional context, not trading advice. Full data credits.

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