Jaipur, 20 April (Commoditiescontrol) : Mustard seed and cake prices were steady on Saturday while oil prices eased amid weak activities. Demand was low but supply increased. Arrivals of mustard seed increased today. However, buying activities were down.
Prices of mustard seed with 42% conditioned were flat at Rs 5,375-5400 per quintal kachchi (excluding GST), in the benchmark market of Jaipur.
Mustard oil expeller prices fell Re 1 to Rs 1002-1003 per 10kg. Kachchi Ghani prices also dropped Re 1 to 1012-1013 per 10kg. Mustard cake prices stayed at Rs 2520-2525 per quintal in Jaipur.
Total arrivals of mustard seed were around 6.5 lakh bags across the country, up 2.5 lakh bags from the last session. Arrivals of mustard seed were around 3.80 lakh bags in Rajasthan, 65,000 bags in Madhya Pradesh, 70,000 bags in Uttar Pradesh, 40,000 bags in Punjab and Haryana and 20,000 bags in Gujarat. The major markets of states received around 75,000 bags of mustard seed.