* Groundnut oil prices remained steady due to restricted buying and 
      selling. 
    * Palm olein quoted at 489.00 rupees/10 kg (Excise duty paid) through 
      resale,  while for importers, palm olein from Kandla delivery was 
      quoted at 492.00 rupees per 10 kg (Excise duty  paid). 
    * Cottonseed oil eased on increased selling offers from refinery units. 
    * Soya bean oil moved down on poor retail demand. 
    Closing prices of groundnut in Rajkot, in rupees per 20 kg: 
                        Groundnut small         Groundnut bold 
                       Today's      Previous    Today's    Previous 
                        close        close      close       close 
    Market delivery      ---        492-552       ---       486-531 
    (Auction price) 
    Market delivery    530-535      530-535     520-525     520-525 
    (Traders' price) 
    Plant delivery     545-546      545-546     535-536     535-536 
    Rajkot Plant Delivery closing oil prices, in rupees: 
                                   ------10-kg tin-----  -----15-kg tin---- 
                                   Today's   Previous   Today's   Previous 
                                     close    close     close      close 
    Groundnut oil                    670      670       1,025      1,025 
    Groundnut oil refined (15-liter)  --       --       1,060      1,060 
    Rapeseed expeller oil            n.q.      n.q.      n.q.       n.q. 
    Cottonseed oil white wash        498       499        --        - 
    Cottonseed oil refined           518       519     832-837     832-837 
    Soybean expeller oil             n.q.      n.q.      --          - 
    Soybean oil refined              545       547     840-845     843-848 
    Sesame oil                       905       905   1,440-1,450 1,440-1,450 
    Castor oil commercial            448       446     720-725     720-725 
    Castor oil BSS                   458       456     740-745     740-745 
    Palm olein                       --         --       n.q.       n.q. 
    Closing Rajkot market delivery prices, in rupees per 15-kg tin: 
                                    Today's close      Previous close 
    Groundnut oil                    1,115-1,120        1,115-1,120 
    Groundnut oil labeled tin        1,125-1,130        1,125-1,130 
    Groundnut oil fresh tin          1,145-1,150        1,145-1,150 
    Groundnut oil refined (15-liter)   1,130              1,130 
    Cottonseed oil refined             865-870            868-873 
    Rapeseed oil refined               870-875            870-875 
    Palm olein                         798-803            800-805 
    Sesame oil                       1,570-1,575        1,570-1,575 
    Soybean oil refined                870-875            872-877 
    Coconut oil                        890-900            890-900 
    Vanaspati Ghee                     825-830            825-830 
    Castor oil commercial              750-755            750-755 
    Castor oil BSS                     770-775            770-775 
    Closing Rajkot plant delivery oil cake prices, in rupees/tonne: 
                        Today's close       Previous close 
    Groundnut meal      13,500-13,600       13,500-13,600 
    Rapeseed meal           n.q.                 n.q. 
Note: Transport costs and taxes are excluded from plant delivery prices, but 
      included in market prices. 
n.q.= not quoted 
Groundnut is also known as peanut 
Rapeseed is also known as mustard seed 
Keywords: RAJKOT OILSEED/COMPLEX/