Prices of select edible oils drifted lower by up to Rs 60 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market as demand from vanaspati units and retailers eased at prevailing levels.
However, movements in other edible and non-edible oils were narrow in the absence of any worthwhile activity and finally settled at their previous closings.
Traders said fall in demand from vanaspati units as well as retailers mainly weighed on select edible oil prices.
In the national capital, groundnut mill delivery (Gujarat) oil shed Rs 50 to Rs 10,850 per quintal.
Cottonseed mill delivery (Haryana) also slipped by a similar margin to Rs 5,900 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 10,850, Groundnut Solvent Refined (per tin) Rs 1,900-1,950, Mustard expeller (Dadri) Rs 8,100, Mustard Pakki Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,300-1,350, Mustard Kachi Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,350-1,450, Sesame Mill delivery Rs 7,600, Soybean Refined Mill Delivery (Indore) Rs 6,800, Soybean Degum (Kandla) Rs 6,500, Crude Palm Oil (Ex-Kandla) Rs 4,300, Cottonseed Mill Delivery (Haryana) Rs 5,900, Palmolein (RBD) Rs 5,900, Palmolein (Kandla) Rs 5,950 and Coconut (per tin) Rs 1,600-1,650.
Non-edible oils: Linseed Rs 9,650, Castor Rs 9,550-9,650, Neem Rs 5,350-5,450.
