Castorseed prices fell by 0.85 per cent to Rs 4,180 per quintal in future trade on the back of weak spot as well as overseas markets sentiment.
Marketmen said traders preferred to book profits on a weak spot market and overseas trend that mainly pulled down the prices in futures trading.
At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, castorseed for March contract declined by Rs 36, or 0.85 per cent to Rs 4,180 per quintal, with an open interest of 1,66,850 lots.
Following increased demand at the lower level, castorseed futures moved up on Wednesday. According to market sources, expectation of demand in castor oil also supported the rise . Castorseed spot prices, however, declined on higher arrivals.
On the Rajkot Commodity Exchange, castorseed June contracts were up ₹28 at ₹4,313 a quintal. RCX spot castorseed decreased by ₹55 to ₹3,945 .
On the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, castorseed April contracts gained ₹19 at ₹4,240 with an open interest of 182,060 lots. NCDEX May contracts improved by ₹14 to ₹4,304 with an open interest of 62,370 lots.
A broker said that futures gained as prices dropped the previous day and at this level, there was some buying interest among traders on expectation of good demand in castor oil in coming days.
However, as arrival improved in the last few days, spot castorseed was under pressure. Castorseed arrival rose from 15,000-17,000 bags to 45,000-48,000 bags in Gujarat and prices declined by ₹10 to ₹790-800. About 3,500-3,600 bags arrived in Saurashtra and price declined by ₹15 to ₹750-775 for amaund of 20 kg. Castor oil remained steady at ₹835/10 kg.
Quintal = 100 Kg.
Castor Oil & Cake Prices
| Castor Oil | Castor Cake | |
| Closing Price (Rs / quintal ) | 8,700 | 835 |
| Previous Day Closing Price (Rs / quintal ) | – | – |
Castor Seed Futures
| Month | Price (Rs/ quintal) |
| March | 4183 |
| April | 4221 |
| May | 4290 |
| June | 4365 |
| July | 4452 |
Castor Oil & Cake Prices
| Castor Oil | Castor Cake | |
| Closing Price (Rs / quintal ) | 8,700 | 835 |
| Previous Day Closing Price (Rs / quintal ) | 8,700 | 825 |
Castor Seed Futures
| Month | Price (Rs/ quintal) |
| March | 4255 |
| April | 4304 |
| May | 4369 |
| June | 4449 |
| July | 4560 |
Castorseeds bold and castor oil commercial dropped in an otherwise lack lustre Vashi oils and oilseeds wholesale market due to reduced demand from shippers and soap industries.
Meanwhile, groundnutoil, refined palmolein and linseed oil all held steady in the absence of any large-scale buying activity.
In the non-edible segment, castor seeds bold dipped by Rs 65 per 100kg to Rs 4,025 from last Saturday’s closing level of Rs 4,090 and castoroil commercial declined by Rs 13 per 10kg to Rs 835 from Rs 848.
However, groundnut oil, refined palmolein and linseed oil all closed unchanged at Rs 760, Rs 640 and Rs 850 per 10 kg, respectively.
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Castor Oil & Cake Prices
| Castor Oil | Castor Cake | |
| Closing Price (Rs /quintal ) | 8700 | 825 |
| Previous Day Closing Price (Rs / quintal) | 8800 | 4,000 |
Castor Seed Futures
| Month | Price (Rs/ quintal = 10 Kg) |
| March | 4262 |
| April | 4327 |
| May | 4398 |
| June | 4470 |
| July | 4530 |
Castorseed prices tumbled by Rs 81 to Rs 4,522 per quintal in future trading on 11th March following selling by traders in line with weak spot and overseas markets sentiment.
Marketmen said increased supply and slackness in demand in physical markets mainly led to the fall in futures prices of castorseed.
Easing export on falling demand in overseas markets also influenced the market sentiment, they said.
At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, castorseed prices for July contract drifted Rs 81, or 1.76 per cent, to Rs 4,522 per quintal, in an open interest of 4,600 lots.
March contract dipped by Rs 59, or 1.38 per cent, to Rs 4,217 per quintal, with an open interest of 32,720 lots.
Most active April contract fell by Rs 60, or 1.38 per cent, to Rs 4,286 per quintal, clocking an open interest of 1,87,950 lots.
With a crop size of just Rs 6,000 crore, castor seed is among the most traded commodities on India’s largest farm futurestrading platform, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX).
Castor seed’s monthly turnover on the NCDEX is double the crop size due to high volatility and rising prices. There has been a spurt in trading interest over the last three months and in two of them it has been the most traded commodity on the bourse.
Guar used to be most traded commodity on the NCDEX but after curbs on excessive speculation, the counter lost sheen. Over the last year refined soya oil has been the most traded but in December-January castor seed provided over 20 per cent of the exchange’s volume. In February it fell to 15 per cent.
Data collated by the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the commodity market regulator, showed castor seed contributed 27 per cent of the NCDEX turnover at Rs 104,549.87 crore in December 2013. “Castor seed is one of the more liquid contracts on the exchange. The increased turnover over the past three months reflects the underlying fundamentals.
Castor Oil & Cake Prices
| Castor Oil | Castor Cake | |
| Closing Price (Rs/quintal) | 8,800 | 820 |
| Previous Day Closing Price (Rs/quintal) | 8,800 | 810 |
Castor Seed Futures
| Month | Price (Rs/quintal) |
| March | 4269 |
| April | 4332 |
| May | 4403 |
| June | 3272 |
| July | 3351 |