Agri commodities index falls 1.58%

The Agriwatch Agri Commodities Index fell 1.58 per cent to 107.94 during the week ended December 9, 2017 from 109.68 during the previous week as onion prices fell sharply due to higher market arrivals. Pulses and sugar also recorded significant declines, while cotton and oilseeds gained. The base for the Index and all sub-Indices is 2014 (= 100). Four of the nine commodity group sub-Indices and 14 of the 29 individual commodity sub-Indices ended higher during the week. The commodity group sub-Index values and their weekly changes are: Cereals: 109.40 (+0.58 per cent), Pulses: 113.04 (-4.49 per cent), Vegetables: 120.37 (-22.11 per cent), Edible Oils: 108.86 (+0.20 per cent), Oilseeds: 95.54 (+1.73 per cent), Spices: 109.98 (-0.02 per cent), Sweeteners: 111.24 (-2.97 per cent), Fibres: 96.15 (+2.03 per cent) and Other Non-Food Articles: 87.35 (+3.74 per cent).