Today's       Today's       Previous    Previous
deliveries       price      deliveries     price
Rajkot      13,000         474-0,750     16,000      475-0,760
Gondal      19,500         457-0,743     19,500      457-0,746
Jasdan       2,500         440-0,698      1,500      493-0,695
Jamnagar     5,000         488-0,800      3,000      509-0,802
Junagadh    10,000         439-0,732      8,000      450-0,760
Keshod       3,500         435-0,725      3,500      433-0,721
Opening Rajkot groundnut prices, in rupees per 20 kilograms:
Groundnut small              Groundnut bold
Today's open  Previous end  Today's open   Previous end
Market delivery    483-0,750   482-0,760      474-0,735     475-0,730
(auction price)
Market delivery    785-0,790    785-0,790     705-0,710      705-0,710
(traders price)
Plant delivery     800-0,801    800-0,801     720-0,721      720-0,721
Auction prices of other oilseeds, in rupees per 20 kilograms, and deliveries
on 100-kg bags at Rajkot:
Oilseeds        No. of deliveries     Auction prices    Previous price
Sesame (White)       1,625              2,160-2,960       2,110-2,975
Sesame (Black)         300              2,600-3,080       2,680-3,032
Soybean                ---                  ---               ---
Castorseed             825                640-0,678         650-0,680
Rapeseeds              100                540-597           556-591
Opening Rajkot plant delivery oil prices, in rupees:
-------10 kg-------    -------15 kg-------
Today's    Previous    Today's    Previous
open        close      open        close
Groundnut oil              800         790      1,245       1,235
Groundnut oil refined
(15-liter tin)            ---         ---       1,390       1,390
Rapeseed expeller oil     n.q.        n.q.       ---         ---
Rapeseed refined oil      n.q.        n.q.       n.q.        n.q.
Cottonseed oil whitewash  642         642        ---         ---
Cottonseed oil refin1d    664         664     1,060-1,065  1,060-1,065
Soybean expeller oil      ---         ---        ---         ---
Soybean oil refined       n.q.        n.q.     n.q.        n.q.
Sesame oil              2,250       2,250    3,440-3,450 3,440-3,440
Castor oil commercial     723         725    1,090-1,095 1,090-1,095
Castor oil BSS            733         735    1,110-1,115 1,110-1,115
Opening Rajkot market delivery prices, in rupees per 15-kg tin:
Today's open      Previous close
Groundnut oil                     1,465-1,470       1,460-1,465
Groundnut oil label tin           1,475-1,480       1,470-1,475
Groundnut oil fresh tin           1,495-1,500       1,490-1,495
Groundnut oil refined (15 liters)   1,490             1,490
Cottonseed oil refined            1,130-1,135       1,130-1,135
Rapeseed oil refined              1,120-1,125       1,120-1,125
Palm oil                            940-0,945         930-0,935
Sesame oil                        3,590-3,595       3,590-3,595
Soybean oil refined               n.q.                n.q.
Coconut oil                       1,545-1,550       1,545-1,550
Vanaspati ghee                      995-1,000         995-1,000
Castor oil commercial             1,180-1,185       1,180-1,185
Castor oil BSS                    1,200-1,205       1,200-1,205
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