Sesame oil down in thin trade

In thin trading, sesame mill delivery oil fell by Rs 30 per quintal on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today owing to slackness in demand.

Elsewhere, other edible and non-edible oils traded in a narrow range in restricted activity and settled around previous levels.    

Traders said subdued demand against sufficient stocks position led to decline in sesame oil prices. 

In the national capital, sesame mill delivery oil fell by Rs 30 to Rs 6,350 per quintal.  

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:     

Oilseeds: mustard seed 2,525-2,655 and groundnut seed 2,100-2,850
Vanaspati ghee (15 litres tin) 1,065-1,140

Edible oils: Groundnut mill delivery (Gujarat) 7,400, groundnut Solvent refined (per tin) 1,300-1,310, Mustard Expeller (Dadri) 5,850, Mustard Pakki ghani (per tin) 765-920, Mustard kachi ghani (per tin) 920-1,020

Sunflower 6,300, Sesame mill delivery 6,350, soybean Refined mill delivery (Indore) 6,050, Soyabean degum (Kandla) 5,750, Crude Palm Oil (Ex-kandla) 5,200, Cottonseed mill delivery (Haryana) 5,650

Palmolein (RBD) Rs 5,750 Palmolein (Kandla) 5,500,, Rice bran (phy) 3,750 and Coconut (per tin) 1,500-1,560

Non-edible oils: Linseed 4,600, Mahuwa 4,000, Castor 8,650-8,750, Neem 4,000-4,100, Rice bran 3,300-3,400 and palm fatty 3,225-3,300

Oilcakes: groundnut dehusk 800-850, sesame 950-1,150, Mustard (new) 1,000-1,025, Mustard 1,200-1,210 and Cottonseed 1,075-1,175