Coriander down in Kota on sharp rise in arrivals

Prices of coriander fell in Kota, Rajasthan due to a sharp rise in arrivals today amid low demand from stockists. Higher carryover stocks of around 5-6 mln bags (1 bag = 40 kg) has dampen stockists. Stockists generally procures around 50% crop during harvesting season. The most active May contract of coriander on NCDEX traded down 1% from the previous close.

Malaysia CPO falls on profit booking, CBOT soy cue

The June contract of crude palm oil was down on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives as investors booked profits after prices hit a one-month high of 2,483 ringgits (41,633.81 rupees) per tn in early trade. The most-active June contract of crude palm oil on the Malaysian bourse traded at 2,467 ringgits per tn, down 0.2% from the previous close. The weakness in soyoil contracts on CBOT also added to losses in palm oil. The prices of crude palm oil and soyoil typically move in tandem as the commodities are used as substitutes for each other.

Soybean down in Indore on higher arrivals

Prices of soybean fell in the benchmark market of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, due to a rise in supply. On NCDEX, the most-active May contract of soybean was trading down 0.3% from the previous close.