* Groundnut oil prices dropped due to restricted demand from consumers. 
    * Palm olein quoted at 480.00 rupees/10 kg (Excise duty paid) 
      through resale, while for importers, palm olein from Kandla 
      delivery was quoted at 483.00 rupees per 10 kg (Excise duty 
      paid). 
    * Cottonseed oil prices moved down due to selling pressure from refinery 
      units. 
    * Soya bean oil prices eased further 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    482-528      480-526     478-520     476-518 
    (Auction price) 
    Market delivery    525-530      525-530     515-520     515-520 
    (Traders' price) 
    Plant delivery     540-541      545-546     530-531     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                    655      660       1,010      1,020 
    Groundnut oil refined (15-liter)  --       --       1,040      1,050 
    Rapeseed expeller oil            n.q.      n.q.      n.q.       n.q. 
    Cottonseed oil white wash        496       500        --         - 
    Cottonseed oil refined           516       520     825-830     830-835 
    Soybean expeller oil             n.q.      n.q.      --          - 
    Soybean oil refined              530       532     830-835     833-838 
    Sesame oil                       900       900   1,430-1,440 1,430-1,440 
    Castor oil commercial            441       443     705-710     705-710 
    Castor oil BSS                   451       453     725-730     725-730 
    Palm olein                       --         --       n.q.       n.q. 
    Closing Rajkot market delivery prices, in rupees per 15-kg tin: 
                                    Today's close      Previous close 
    Groundnut oil                    1,090-1,095        1,100-1,105 
    Groundnut oil labeled tin        1,100-1,105        1,110-1,115 
    Groundnut oil fresh tin          1,120-1,125        1,130-1,135 
    Groundnut oil refined (15-liter)   1,110              1,120 
    Cottonseed oil refined             867-872            872-877 
    Rapeseed oil refined               875-880            875-880 
    Palm olein                         788-793            792-797 
    Sesame oil                       1,560-1,565        1,560-1,565 
    Soybean oil refined                865-870            867-872 
    Coconut oil                        825-835            825-835 
    Vanaspati Ghee                     805-810            805-810 
    Castor oil commercial              735-740            735-740 
    Castor oil BSS                     755-760            755-760 
    Closing Rajkot plant delivery oil cake prices, in rupees/tonne: 
                        Today's close       Previous close 
    Groundnut meal      12,500-12,600       12,500-12,600 
    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/