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ETHANOL MARKET REPORT *Ethanol Market Report is issued on 2nd and 4th Friday

DATE 10-Jun-10 Vol 80
CFR ASIA ETHANOL PRICES  
Anhydrous    n/c USD 690  -  730/ MT n/c
Hydrous 95%  n/c USD 675  - 700/ MT  -10 
T1 FOB ROTTERDAM ETHANOL PRICES 
Anhydrous 25 USD 600 - 620/ MT 30
    
FOB BRAZIL ETHANOL (ANP) PRICES ( notional)   
Anhydrous   -25 USD 560  - 675/ MT -25
Hydrous  -25 USD 550 - 580/ MT -20
 
OTHER MARKET NEWS & COMMENTS :
 
In Pakistan, REN offers are heard around $660 – 680/mt FOB Karachi for June loadings. About 2000cbm of Pakistani REN grade was heard sold to Korean end-user. No offers are from China as the country faces corn supply shortage. DCE Corn Futures for July expiry is at CNY1961 on May 21. Hydrous offers from Indonesia are heard over $600/cbm FOB Indonesia with molasses prices herad quoted around $140/mt. No offers are heard from Thailand due to the emergency situation in Bangkok. 
 
ASIA
 
Petron to buy more locally produced ethanol
According to Ethanol Producer Magazine, Petron Corp, a Philippines based oil company, is looking for more domestically produced ethanol. With 60 percent of the company’s ethanol required for a 5 percent blending mandate coming via imports. The company is pursuing off-take agreements to increase supply from local ethanol producers. In 2008, Petron purchased the first locally-produced ethanol from Leyte Agri Corp., and now expects to receive a supply from San Carlos Bioenergy Inc., Roxol Bioenergy and Leyte.
OCEANIA
 
Australia to consume more ethanol
According to Australian Financial Review, the use of ethanol cars in likely to increase with consortium made up of Holden, Caltex, the Victorian government, environmental company Veolia Environmental Services and ethanol producer Coskata investigating the potential of a $364 million production plant in Victoria. Later this year, a version of the Holden Commodore will be released that will run on 85 percent ethanol blend fuel.
 
AMERICAS
 
BM&F BOVESPA began new hydrous cash-settled futures and option contracts
According to PR Newswire, BM&F Bovespa began trading on May 17th its cash-settled hydrous futures and options contracts. The new contracts with a price formation from the region of Paulina, in the state of Sao Paulo, are authorized for trading with effect from the June 2010 delivery month onwards. The size of the contract is 30cbm, quoted in Brazilian Real and its expiration date is on the last business day of the delivery month. The maximum daily price fluctuation will be 6.5%, which shall be added to or subtracted from the previous day’s settlement price.
US exported 170,000 cbm in March 2010
According to RFA, U.S. ethanol exports have boomed in recent months, with shipments destined for dozens of nations including some in the Middle East, Canada, and Netherland. In March 2010, U.S. exported more than 170,000 cbm of ethanol and export volume reached more than 314,000 cbm in the first quarter of 2010.