Futures contracts of coriander on NCDEX extended losses and hit a five-week low of 5,415 rupees per 100 kg because of increasing pressure of new crop arrivals. The most active April contract of coriander on NCDEX ended at 5,422 rupees per 100 kg, down 1.1% from the previous close. Weak demand from domestic retailers and exporters also weighed on prices.
Soybeans climb to seven-month top on Argentina dryness
Chicago soybean futures rose to a seven-month high with the market climbing for five out of six sessions, buoyed by poor rains over the weekend in Argentina’s drought-hit oilseed growing areas. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board Of Trade added 0.9 percent to $10.30-3/4 a bushel. The drought afflicting Argentina since November has shrivelled soybean yields to the point that analysts and farmers have slashed harvest estimates by about 10 million tonnes, with final crop forecasts consolidating under the 50 million tonne mark.
Indonesia increases use of soy in feed
Indonesia is increasing its use of soybeans for feed in part because of the corn import ban that has made corn prices among the highest in the world. The estimate of soybean for feed use in 2016-17 was revised up to 150,000 tonnes and for 2017-18 it was revised to 160,000 tonnes.
NCDEX soybean up on lower supplies, CBOT cues
Futures contracts of soybean rose on the NCDEX due to lower supplies coupled with firmness in the parent contract on then CBOT. The most-active March contract of soybean on the NCDEX traded at 3,780 rupees per 100 kg, up 0.4% from the previous close.