Agro-commodities:​ Oil prices end steady in thin trade

Steady conditions prevailed at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today with prices moving in a narrow range on alternate bouts of trading and pegged at last levels.

Traders said sufficient stocks position against sporadic demand mainly kept edible and non-edible oil prices steady.

Mustard seed were trading at Rs 2,950-3,050 and Groundnut seeds at Rs 2,150-2,900. Vanaspati Ghee was trading at Rs 800-1,000 per 15 litre tin.

Among edible oils, Groundnut Mill Delivery (Gujarat) was at Rs 8,500, Groundnut Solvent Refined (per tin) at Rs 1,550-1,650, Mustard expeller (Dadri) at Rs 7,650 and Mustard Pakki Ghani at Rs 1,250-1,295 per tin.

Mustard Kachi Ghani was at Rs 1,300-1,400 per tin, Sesame Mill delivery at Rs 7,800, Soybean Refined Mill Delivery (Indore) at Rs 6,650 and Soybean Degum (Kandla) at Rs 6,25.

Prices of Crude Palm Oil (Ex-Kandla) and Cottonseed Mill Delivery ( Haryana) stood at Rs 4,750 and Rs 6,350 respectively.

Meanwhile, Palmolein (RBD) was trading at Rs 5,300, Palmolein (Kandla) at Rs 5,350 and Coconut was at Rs 2,050-2,100 per tin.

On the other hand, non-edible oils such as Linseed, Castor and Neem was at Rs 8,800, Rs 8,900-9,000 and Rs 5,350-5,450 respectively.