CastorOil.in brings you the weekly report of castor seed price at NCDEX.
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A decrease in the price of castor seed was observed at the end of the week.
| Price Date | Rupees Per Quintal |
| 16 March | 3688.7 |
| 17 March | 3639.85 |
| 18 March | 3625 |
| 19 March | 3648.95 |
| 20 March | 3653.15 |
Scientists from India synthesized a renewable resource based epoxidized castor
oil (ECO) and used it as a prime material to develop acrylated epoxidized castor oil (AECO) networks. AECO nanocomposites were prepared by sol-gel method using OMMT clay and silane.
The results showed that AECO/1 wt.% OMMT system increases in tensile strength from 28 to 37 MPa and flexural strength from 54 to 63 MPa as compared with the AECO system, respectively.
BKS, an RSS affiliated farmers’ group have urged the centre to institute a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs. 60,000/tonne for castor seeds.
The cost of cultivating castor is estimated at Rs. 6000 – 7000/quintal. In the last two months, the castor cultivation prices have dropped from Rs. 4000 to Rs. 3600/-. Such low prices export sales depress the castor seed prices and also affect the castor seed growers who are denied remunerative returns. The group has also sent a letter stating the estimates of farmers’ losses due to non-procurement of food grains and damage from rain.
CastorOil.in brings you the weekly report of castor seed price at NCDEX.
Check out the table and the graphical data.
A decrease in the price of castor seed was observed at the end of the week.
| Price Date | Rupees Per Quintal |
| 02 March | 3661.35 |
| 03 March | 3626.45 |
| 04 March | 3631.65 |
Scientists from China prepared waterborne castor oil -based polyurethane –silica hybrid materials with chemically bonded polymer matrix and silica nanoparticles. The formation of the cross-linking structures in the polyurethane system was confirmed by FTIR.
The results showed that the nano-silica in the polyurethane matrix improved both hydrophobicity and thermal stability of the resulting hybrid polyurethane films. Thus this process can help in the design of bio-based hydrophobic waterborne polyurethane films with favourable thermal stability and optical transmittance.
A team of researchers from China have conducted an experiment to synthesize castor oil based plasticizers containing flame retarded group and their use in poly vinyl chlor
ide as a secondary plasticizer. Initially epoxidized castor oil (ECO) and castor oil phosphate ester (COPE) were synthesized and their structure was characterized. The property of PVC blends plasticized with ECO and COPE as a secondary plasticizer was studied.
The results showed that the thermal stability of plasticized PVC blends was improved; the flame retardant performance of COPE was put into effect by promoting polymer carbonization and forming a consolidated and thick flame retardant coating.
CastorOil.in brings you the weekly report of castor seed price at NCDEX.
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| Price Date | Rupees Per Quintal |
| 23 February | 3607.05 |
| 24 February | 3571.4 |
| 25 February | 3605.2 |
| 26 February | 3599.5 |
| 27 February | 3600 |
CastorOil.in brings you the weekly report of castor seed price at NCDEX.
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A decrease in the price of castor seed was observed at the end of the week.
| Price Date | Rupees Per Quintal |
| 16 February | 3850 |
| 18 February | 3803.45 |
| 19 February | 3815.65 |
| 20 February | 3797.5 |
Evogene Ltd. has signed an agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary Evofuel Ltd. and Insolo Agroindustrial S.A. for the selection and optimization of Evofuel’s propri
etary castor bean varieties in Insolo farms.
The two-year collaboration will examine the sustainability and adaptability of the growing castor varieties in the farms. The two companies will jointly evaluate the economic and agronomic benefits of castor seed varieties in this area, selecting the best varieties and developing the agronomic know-how to integrate the castor seed varieties into Insolo’s production system.
Castor seed availability is expected to improve this season as the castor crop production has increased by 15%. According to the latest estimates by Solvent Extractors’ Association of India, the castor
production is likely to increase between 1.29 million tonnes and 1.38 million tonnes.
While the area under castor has been estimated at 1.03 million hectares, the yield may improve marginally to 1,254 kg/hectare. Castor yield in Gujarat is estimated to be 1,471 kg/hectare and the global castor seed output is estimated at 1.70 million tonnes.