Indian soyabean and soyaoil futures rose on Friday in line with the global market where the palm oil contract touched its highest in over three weeks. Malaysian palm oil futures edged up to touch their highest in over three weeks on Friday, with prices recording a second straight weekly gain thanks to firm soyaoil markets overseas and a surge in crude palm oil export demand.
Indian soyameal exports plummeted in August and are expected to remain weak until the year-end when the new crop arrives, as poor supplies and high prices of the animal feed drive traditional buyers away from the leading Asian supplier. At 12:59 GMT, the key October soyaoil contract was up 1.33 percent at 575 rupees per 10 kg.
The key October soyabean contract on the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange closed 0.19 percent higher at 3,177 rupees per 100 kg. The October rapeseed contract finished down 0.39 percent at 3,587 rupees per 100 kg.
However, traders expect local sugar demand to pick-up in the coming days ahead of key festivals. In the next few weeks, India will celebrate the festivals of Dussehra and Diwali, a time when sugar demand goes up. Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday India's 2014/15 sugar output will not be less than the annual demand despite apprehensions that mills in the biggest cane producing state of Uttar Pradesh will not start operations in the new season beginning October.