Rajkot Oilseed Complex Open- Nov 04

* Edible oil prices were steady to firm in the early
trades.

* Groundnut oil prices remained steady due to restricted
buying and selling.

* Palm olien firmed up due to thin supply.

* Cottonseed oil improved due to retail demand.

Today's arrivals:

--Groundnut, in 35-kg bags: 1,30,000 versus 1,10,000
previous

--Castor seed, in 75-kg bags: 13,000-14,000 versus
12,000-13,000 previous

Groundnut deliveries in 35-kg bags, and prices in rupees
per 20 kgs, in some of the main markets in the Saurashtra
region of western state of Gujarat:

Today's Today's Previous
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deliveries price deliveries price

Rajkot 27,000 465-572 13,500
460-572

Gondal 29,500 450-575 18,000
436-577

Jasdan 4,000 475-560 2,000
440-536

Jamnagar 5,500 470-568 6,000
435-533

Junagadh 25,000 450-566 16,500
434-578

Keshod 6,000 444-549 7,500
450-561

Opening Rajkot groundnut prices, in rupees per 20
kilograms:

Groundnut small Groundnut
bold

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Market delivery 466-572 461-572 465-570
460-568

(auction price)

Market delivery 575-580 575-580 555-560
555-560

(traders price)

Plant delivery 590-591 590-591 570-571
570-571

Auction prices of other oilseeds, in rupees per 20
kilograms, and deliveries on 100-kg bags at Rajkot:

Oilseeds No. of deliveries Auction prices
Previous price

Sesame (White) 2,430 1,150-1,415
1,100-1,315

Sesame (Black) 250 1,300-2,020
1,200-1,910

Soybean --- ---
---

Castorseed 325 466-524
476-520

Rapeseeds 120 440-475
450-469

Opening Rajkot plant delivery oil prices, in rupees:

-------10 kg------- -------15
kg-------

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Groundnut oil 640 640 1,002
1,002

Groundnut oil refined

(15-liter tin) --- --- 1,040
1,040

Rapeseed expeller oil n.q. n.q. ---
---

Rapeseed refined oil n.q. n.q. n.q.
n.q.

Cottonseed oil whitewash 406 405 ---
---

Cottonseed oil refin1d 436 435 688-693
685-690

Soybean expeller oil --- --- ---
---

Soybean oil refined n.q. n.q. n.q.
n.q.

Sesame oil 1,160 1,160 1,790-1,800
1,790-1,800

Castor oil commercial 563 563 840-845
840-845

Castor oil BSS 573 573 860-865
860-865

Opening Rajkot market delivery prices, in rupees per 15-kg
tin:

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Groundnut oil 1,075-1,080
1,075-1,080

Groundnut oil label tin 1,085-1,090
1,085-1,090

Groundnut oil fresh tin 1,105-1,110
1,105-1,110

Groundnut oil refined (15 liters) 1,100 1,100

Cottonseed oil refined 728-733
725-730

Rapeseed oil refined 840-845 840-845

Palm oil 600-605 595-600

Sesame oil 1,895-1,900
1,895-1,900

Soybean oil refined n.q. n.q.

Coconut oil 860-865 860-865

Vanaspati ghee 640-645 640-645

Castor oil commercial 885-890 885-890

Castor oil BSS 905-910 905-910
Note: Transport costs and taxes are excluded from plant
delivery prices, but

included in market prices.

n.q.= not quoted

Groundnut is also known as peanut

Rapeseed is also known as mustard seed ((Bangalore
Commodity Desk, +91-080 6677 3545,e-mail
commodities@reuters.com))