Mustard seed prices up in Jaipur as demand improves.
Ram Gopal Yadav (9 years ago)

Mustard seed prices rose in benchmark market of Jaipur, Rajasthan, as demand for the oilseed from crushers and oil millers improved amid a fall in arrivals. Delayed sowing in key growing areas due to adverse weather conditions also supported mustard seed prices. Mustard oil mills across the country crushed 450,000 metric tonne of the oilseed in October, up nearly 6% from the previous month.

NCDEX soybean contracts up 1% on bargain buying.
Ram Gopal Yadav (9 years ago)

Futures contracts of soybean rose nearly 1% on NCDEX on bargain buying as prices fell over 3% in the last two trading sessions. the most-active December soybean contract was up 0.7% from previous close. Prices had declined in the previous sessions due to rising arrivals in the spot markets.

Malaysia CPO ends marginally up on bargain buying.
Ram Gopal Yadav (9 years ago)

Futures contracts of crude palm oil on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended slightly higher due to bargain buying, after prices hit a near two-week low of 2,772 ringgits (42,648.72 rupees) per metric tonne earlier. Crude palm oil contracts on the Malaysian bourse rose also taking cues from soyoil contracts on the CBOT. A strong ringgit against the dollar, however, capped the gains. The most active January contract of crude palm oil on the Malaysian bourse ended at 2,785 ringgits per metric tonne, up 0.1% from the previous close.

Farmers in Andhra asked to take up groundnut sowing
Ram Gopal Yadav (9 years ago)

IMD’s Agrimet has advised farmers in Andhra Pradesh to take up sowing of groundnut in the ongoing rabi season. The department has suggested seed varieties like Dharani, Narayanai, K6, K7 and K8 Bold, Kadiri Amaravathi, Bheema, TCGS-1157 for groundnut sowing in the state.

India Soybean up 1%, shakes off losses from last session
Ram Gopal Yadav (9 years ago)

Futures contracts of items in the edible oil basket, barring mustard, rose on domestic exchanges due to firm demand in spot markets. Soybean closed nearly 1% higher on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, shrugging off losses from previous session, owing to recovery in demand from crushing plants and a surge in exports of soymeal. Bargain buying after prices fell over 3% in the last two trading sessions pushed the prices higher. The decline in prices was due to a rise in arrivals in the spot markets. India’s soymeal exports during October were at 47,219 metric tonne, up 50% on year, data from Solvent Extractors.

European Parliament environment committee voted to ban biofuels produced from palm oil
Ram Gopal Yadav (9 years ago)

None of the palm oil producing governments have yet made any statement in the European media about the EU plan to ban biofuels from palm oil. Members of the European Parliament environment committee voted on 23 October to ban biofuels produced from palm oil, as part of the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive. Malaysia Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities stated clearly the EU approach was unacceptable and could lead to trade retaliation. In Brussels, calling for a ban on palm oil may be seen as a quaint pet project of a few MEPs. In Malaysia, it is seen as an existential threat to families and livelihoods.