Mustard seed ends lower on sluggish demand 31/12/2014

Mustard seed ends lower on sluggish demand
31/12/2014 09:51
Mustard Seed prices closed lower by 1.47 per cent on Tuesday at the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) as a result of the profit booking by the traders on account of the weak crushing and export demand of mustard meal. At the NCDEX, Mustard Seed futures for January 2015 contract closed at Rs. 4,294 per quintal, down by 1.47 per cent, after opening at Rs. 4,360 against the previous closing price of Rs. 4,358. It touched the intra-day low of Rs. 4,276
Sentiment weakened further due to the sluggish export demand as a result of the weak demand for the commodity.
EU-27 accounts to about 34 per cent of worlds RM seed production, others major producers are China (23 per cent), Canada (19 per cent), India (14 per cent), Australia (3 per cent), Ukraine (2 per cent). India produces 5.5 million MT to7 million MT annually.