Amid rising demand from retailers and restricted supplies from producing regions, groundnut oil prices strengthened by Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today .
Castor oil in the non-edible section, also traded higher on increased offtake by consuming industries.
Traders said besides rising demand from retailers, restricted supplies from producing regions kept groundnut oil prices higher.
In the national capital, groundnut mill delivery (Gujarat) oil advanced by Rs 100 to Rs 10,000 per quintal.
In the non-edible section, castor oil also edged higher by Rs 50 to Rs 9,550-9,650 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Oilseeds: Mustard seed Rs 2,950-3,050 and Groundnut seed Rs 2,150-2,900. Vanaspati Ghee (15-litre tin) Rs 800-1,000.
Edible oils: Groundnut Mill Delivery (Gujarat) Rs 10,000, Groundnut Solvent Refined (per tin) Rs 1,700-1,800, Mustard expeller (Dadri) Rs 8,150, Mustard Pakki Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,250-1,300, Mustard Kachi Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,300-1,400, Sesame Mill delivery Rs 6,900, Soybean Refined Mill Delivery (Indore) Rs 6,750, Soybean Degum (Kandla) Rs 6,450, Crude Palm Oil (Ex-Kandla) Rs 4,280, Cotton seed Mill Delivery (Haryana) Rs 5,900, Palmolein (RBD) Rs 5,850, Palmolein (Kandla) Rs 5,800 and Coconut (per tin) Rs 1,700-1,750.
Non-edible oils: Linseed Rs 9,250, Castor Rs 9,550-9,650, Neem Rs 5,350-5,450.
