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China's sunflower seed oil is highly dependent on imports, and its import dependence has long been between 70% and 80%. The industry has long lacked a public and authoritative pricing benchmark and faces greater risks of price fluctuations.
China News Service, Zhengzhou, November 6 (Reporter Kan Li) The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (referred to as "Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange") reported on the 6th that the registration of sunflower oil futures and options was approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
Sunflower oil is a natural, non-GMO, healthy oil rich in linoleic acid and vitamin E. China is an important consumer market for sunflower seed oil in the world. The supply of sunflower seed oil is mainly imported, and the dependence on imports has long been 70% to 80%.
In view of the long-term risk management pain points faced by the development of the sunflower oil industry, such as the lack of public and authoritative pricing benchmarks and long import transportation cycles, the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange has designed futures contracts and delivery rules, and made targeted arrangements such as not imposing restrictions on the country of import for sunflower oil futures and adopting a warehouse plus factory warehouse delivery method. In terms of delivery area, it covers more than 90% of domestic consumption and trade volume, and sets Xinjiang as a non-benchmark delivery area to facilitate the participation of land-transported sunflower oil from Central Asian countries in delivery. In addition, the delivery month limit is set to 50 lots (1,000 tons) to effectively prevent delivery risks.
Zhengzhou Commercial Exchange said that the listing of sunflower oil futures and options will further improve the risk management system of China's oil and fat industry chain. With the further addition of oil and oil futures option tools, entity companies will have a richer toolbox to deal with price fluctuations, helping China's oil and fat industry to effectively utilize both domestic and international markets and resources.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange will officially list sunflower oil futures and options contracts
Very likely · Within months

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