Commodities Daily Report th Wednesday| 28 January, 2015 ` Agricultural Commodities Content Chana Sugar Oilseeds Edible Oils Spices Cotton Prepared by Anuj Gupta – A.V.P - Research [email protected] (011) 49165954 Ritesh Kumar Sahu – Analyst [email protected] (022) 2921 2000 (Ext 6165) Angel Commodities Broking Pvt. Ltd. Registered Office: G-1, Ackruti Trade Centre, Rd. No. 7, MIDC, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400 093. Corporate Office: 6th Floor, Ackruti Star, MIDC, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400 093. Tel: (022) 2921 2000 MCX Member ID: 12685 / FMC Regn No: MCX / TCM / CORP / 0037 NCDEX: Member ID 00220 / FMC Regn No: NCDEX / TCM / CORP / 0302 Disclaimer: The information and opinions contained in the document have been compiled from sources believed to be reliable. The company does not warrant its accuracy, completeness and correctness. The document is not, and should not be construed as an offer to sell or solicitation to buy any commodities. This document may not be reproduced, distributed or published, in whole or in part, by any recipient hereof for any purpose without prior permission from “Angel Commodities Broking (P) Ltd”. Your feedback is appreciated on [email protected] www.angelcommodities.com Commodities Daily Report th Wednesday| 28 January, 2015 ` Agricultural Commodities Chana NCDEX Chana Feb. futures traded on positive note on yesterday and closed 1.07% higher due to good support on the lower levels by the market participants. There is an expectation of new crop arrivals in less than a month’s time. Overall sentiments look mixed for Chana amid expected lower output and duty-free export allowed till Mar 2015. As per the Govt data, Chana has been sown over 81.98 lakh hectares which is less 16.5 % As on Jan 27, 2015 as compared to last year’s 98.16 lakh hac. The Weather so far has been conducive to the growth of Chana crop in the growing states. Considering favorable weather conditions in the coming days and thereby a normal yield, we expect Chana production to hover around 84-86 lakh tonnes in 2014-15. (Source – KJCommoditynews.com) Market Highlights As on Jan 27, 2015 % change Unit `/qtl `/qtl Chana Spot - NCDEX Chana- NCDEX Feb Fut Last 3380 3480 Prev day 0.70 1.07 WoW -0.86 2.05 MoM -2.72 -1.28 YoY 14.10 8.99 Source: Reuters Spread Matrix Closing 3380.2 3307 3480 3520 Spot 20-Feb-15 20-Apr-15 20-May-15 As on Jan 27, 2015 20-Apr-15 20-May-15 99.8 139.8 173 213 0 40 0 20-Feb-15 -73.2 0 - Technical Chart - Chana NCDEX Feb contract Market Highlights As on Jan 27, 2015 Outlook Chana futures are expected to trade mixed in the coming days due to low supplies in spot market and new crop to hit the local mandi in less than a month’s time. Technical Levels Contract Chana NCDEX Feb Futures Valid for Jan 28, 2015 Unit `/qtl Support Resistance 3240-3270 3335-3370 Source: Telequote Sugar Sugar Mar. futures traded on a positive note largely due to fresh positions created by the market participants amid good support at the lower prices and expectation of export subsidy to be announced by the Govt. on raw sugar. Sugar production has reached 10.3 million tonnes till Jan 15 for the 201415 season, as against 8.65 million tonnes in the year-ago, a rise of 19%. Till Jan 15, 494 sugar mills were operating in the country as against 486 sugar mills in a year ago. The sugar output is predicted at 25.5mn tonnes in 2014-15 higher than the consumption of 23mn tons. As per ISMA the surplus sugar of around 20 lakh tons may observe in 2014-15 season. At present, sugar mills are selling sugar at Rs 2,450-2,500 per quintal in Maharashtra and at Rs 2,600-2,650 per quintal in Uttar Pradesh. Sugar recovery was also higher at 9.25 per cent till December 2014, as against 8.75 per cent in the same period last year. Unit Sugar SpotNCDEX Sugar M- NCDEX Mar Fut Sugar No 5- LiffeMar Fut Sugar No 11-ICE Mar Fut Last Prev. day WoW MoM % Change YoY `/qtl 2975 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.13 `/qtl 2754 2.34 0.47 1.74 3.22 $/tonne 394 0.15 -0.83 - -2.11 $/tonne 336.89 -0.07 - 3.13 2.43 Source: Reuters Sugar Spread Matrix Spot 20-Mar-15 20-May-15 20-Jul-15 Closing 2975 2754 2825 2886 Technical Chart – Sugar M 20-Mar-15 -221 0 - 20-May-15 -150 71 0 - As on Jan 27, 2015 20-Jul-15 -89 132 61 0 NCDEX March contract Global Sugar Updates In 2014-15, Rabobank has forecasted a decline of 1.8 million tonnes of global sugar supplies in 2014/15. In Australia, drier weather is likely to result in lower sugar production in the year ahead due to the prospect of an El Nino weather event. China's sugar production predicted to decline 12% against the backdrop of a 4% rise in demand. According to ABARE, Dec quarterly forecast, Australian raw sugar exports would rise 6 % in 2014–15 to 3.3 mt, up 7%, with higher volumes more than offsetting the impact of lower prices. Source: Telequote According to International Sugar Organization, the world stock has reached 76.6 mn tonnes as of the end of 2015-16, equivalent to 42.8% of world annual consumption. www.angelcommodities.com Commodities Daily Report th Wednesday| 28 January, 2015 ` Agricultural Commodities Outlook Sugar futures may trade on a mixed note to positive note, expectation of export subsidy and positive international movement may support the prices however crushing starting in producing areas and ample supplies may pressurize the prices. Technical Outlook Contract Sugar NCDEX Mar Futures Valid for Jan 28, 2015 Unit `/qtl Support 2720-2735 Resistance 2775-2795 Soybean Market Highlights As on Jan 27, 2015 Unit % Change Prev day WoW -0.69 -3.60 Soybean Spot- NCDEX `/qtl Last 3295 Soybean- NCDEX Feb Fut `/qtl 3383 0.74 USc/Bsh 981 0.18 RM Seed Spot- NCDEX `/qtl 3977 RM Seed- NCDEX Apr Fut `/qtl 3428 Soybean-CBOT Feb Fut MoM -3.15 YoY -17.85 -2.23 -2.56 -11.39 - -6.90 -22.80 -1.14 -1.60 -8.00 12.08 0.50 -1.18 -2.53 0.38 Source: Reuters NCDEX Soybean Feb futures traded on positive note yesterday and closed 0.74% higher, after three consecutive day fall last week on good buying support by the oil mills on lower prices and decline in supplies from producing belts. In India, Soymeal exports fell by 59 per cent to 1.94 lakh tonnes (lt) in December 2014 against 4.70 lakh tonnes in the same month a year ago. The export of soybean meal during December 2013 was 4.71 lt. Global update Global Soybean production is projected at a record 314.4 million tonnes in 2014/15 up 1.6 million on gains for Brazil and the United States. The Brazil soybean crop projection is raised 1.5 million tons to a record 95.5 million. Global oilseed production for 2014/15 is projected at a record 532.4 million tons, up 1.6 million tons from last month. Soybean Spread Matrix Spot 20-Feb-15 20-Apr-15 20-May-15 Closing 3295 3356 3383 3406 20-Feb-15 61 0 - 20-Apr-15 88 27 0 - Mustard Seed Spread Matrix Spot Closing 3977 20-Apr-15 -588.95 20-May-15 -546.95 As on Jan 27, 2015 20-May-15 111 50 23 0 As on Jan 27, 2015 19-Jun-15 -505.95 20-Apr-15 3388 0 42 83 20-May-15 3430 - 0 41 19-Jun-15 3471 - - 0 Technical Chart –Soybean NCDEX Feb contract Outlook Soybean futures may trade on a mixed note on increased import duty on edible oil and poor buying support on higher prices. Rape/mustard Seed Mustard seed futures traded on a positive note yesterday and closed 0.50% higher on good demand and expectation of lower than expected crop arrivals in coming months. The acreage in the country so far is down by about 3.2% at about 63.8 lakh hectares (lh). The acreage in Rajasthan has dropped by 12.6% at 26.4 lh. Traders expect rapeseed output to drop to 7.0 million tonnes in the 2014-15 crop year (July-June) from 7.4 million last year. There are reports of the decline in sowing in Rajasthan. Source: Telequote Technical Chart –Mustard Seed NCDEX Apr contract Global updates Global rapeseed production is projected at a record 71.94 million tons, up 1.2 million mainly on increased production for Canada (15.6 million tons). Reports of Bug infestation in Europe may lead to 15% drop in output of rapeseed, the region’s primary source of vegetable oil used to make food ingredients and biodiesel. Output of rapeseed may fall to a threeyear low of 20.5 million metric tons in 2015, down from a record 24 million last year. Outlook Mustard seed may trade on a mixed note. Lower levels buying interest and expectation of lower production may support the price. Technical Levels Valid for Jan 28, 2015 Contract Unit Support Resistance Soybean NCDEX Feb Futures RM Seed NCDEX Apr Futures `/qtl `/qtl 3290-3325 3330-3355 3390-3430 3410-3440 www.angelcommodities.com Commodities Daily Report th Wednesday| 28 January, 2015 ` Agricultural Commodities Refined Soy Oil Ref soy oil Feb futures traded on positive note and closed 0.33% higher yesterday due to fresh positions created by the speculators on lower prices, after recorded continuous fall last week on low demand taking cue from the international edible oil market. In the month of Dec 14, there is an increase of 81 per cent import of Crude soybean oil to 97,027 tonnes as compared to last year’s 53,500 tonnes. It is mainly due to high prices of soybean and lesser realization for oil and soybean meal in export market, resulted in lower crushing and availability of domestic oil coupled with anticipated increase in import duty by the GOI. According to latest report of US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the domestic consumption of soybean oil in India is likely to be at around 3.45 million tons against 3.30 million tons last year. Recently, the customs duty on crude oil has been increased to 7.5 per cent from 2.5 per cent earlier, while the duty on refined edible oil has been raised to 15 per cent from 10 per cent, as per the notification issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs. Market Highlights As on Jan 27, 2015 % Change Ref Soy oil SpotNCDEX Ref Soy oil- NCDEX Feb Soybean Oil- CBOTMar Fut CPO-Bursa Malaysia – Feb CPO- MCX – Jan Unit `/10 kg Last 639.55 Prev day -0.51 WoW -5.39 MoM 0.05 YoY -8.41 `/10 kg 593.05 0.33 -8.36 -6.55 -12.04 USc/lb 31.17 -1.36 - -3.97 -15.89 MYR/Tn - - - - - `/10 kg 427.00 -1.75 -6.56 -3.57 -20.05 Source: Reuters Refined Soy Oil SpreadMatrix Closing 20-Feb-15 20-Apr-15 As on Jan 27, 2015 19-Jun-15 Spot 639.55 -16.4 -46.5 -73.5 20-Feb-15 623.15 0 -30.1 -57.1 20-Apr-15 593.05 - 0 -27 19-Jun-15 566.05 - - 0 Crude Palm Oil MCX CPO Jan. futures traded on negative note yesterday, and closed 1.75 % down taking clue from the international CPO market. CPO Mar’15 contract ended lower on BMD due to dismal global economic outlook as the crude oil and most commodity prices are trading on the weaker side. In the month of Dec 2014, alone India imported 778,815 tonnes of Crude palm oil which is about 9% and 12% increase m-o-m and y-o-y respectively. CPO Spread Matrix As on Jan 27, 2015 30-Mar-15 Closing 30-Jan-15 27-Feb-15 30-Jan-15 427 0 7.7 12.8 27-Feb-15 434.7 - 0 5.1 30-Mar-15 439.8 - - 0 Technical Chart –Ref Soy Oil NCDEX Feb contract Palm oils make up 75% of the country's total vegetable oil imports in Dec 14 as per the SEA data released. India meets 60% of its annual vegetable oil demand of 17-18 million tonnes via imports. Crude palm oil output in Indonesia and Malaysia supply about 85 per cent of the world's palm oil. Wet weather in Malaysia could a main factor for lower January output than expected, following flood warnings from Malaysia's weather bureau for parts of its top growing regions of Sabah and Sarawak. Palm oil is still supportive on the weather front and currency factor but the prices might slump down on the weak global commodity market especially crude oil prices. Technical Chart –Crude Palm Oil MCX Jan contract Thailand plans to import around 50,000 tonnes of crude palm oil from February due to a domestic shortage caused by drought according to the trade sources. Outlook Soy Oil futures and CPO prices may trade on a mixed note. Prices may follow the international trend; however appreciation in USDINR may pressurize the prices. Technical Outlook Valid for Jan 28, 2015 Source: Telequote Contract Unit Support Resistance Soy Oil NCDEX Feb Futures CPO MCX Jan Futures `/qtl `/qtl 616-620 426-431 628-632 438-442 www.angelcommodities.com Commodities Daily Report th Wednesday| 28 January, 2015 ` Agricultural Commodities Spices Market Highlights Jeera Jeera Feb. futures traded on negative note for fifth successive session and closed 3.54% down yesterday as market participants has off loaded their positions for profit booking. The fundamentals on Jeera is still positive due to less production estimate amid less sowing area in the Gujarat, the main Jeera producing state. Jeera Spot- NCDEX Jeera- NCDEX Feb Fut Turmeric Spot- NCDEX Turmeric- NCDEX Apr Fut As on Jan 27, 2015 Unit `/qtl `/qtl `/qtl `/qtl Last 15960 15675 7786 8164 % Change WoW MoM 0.24 14.20 -3.18 6.06 -2.86 5.48 -9.25 -4.96 Prev day -2.04 -3.54 -2.21 -4.00 Production and Exports YoY 25.86 23.77 27.90 14.79 Source: Reuters According to Gujarat government data released on 19th Jan 15, Jeera recorded 2.64 lakh hac, 42% less sowing compared to last year’s 4.54 lakh hac. The supplies of Jeera expected to rise in the next month due to arrival of new season crop. Export orders are diverted to India due to Geo-political tensions in Syria and Turkey. .Jeera (cumin) exports have been 87,500 tonnes in the first six months (Apr-Sep) of 2014-15, a rise of 25% from the corresponding period of the previous (Source: Spices Board) Outlook Jeera futures are expected to trade on mixed note as there is reduced demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stock positions as the harvesting has started in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Jeera Spread Matrix Spot 20-Feb-15 20-Mar-15 20-Apr-15 20-Feb-15 -871.1 0 - 20-Mar-15 -596.1 275 0 - As on Jan 27, 2015 20-Apr-15 -331.1 540 265 0 Closing 20-Apr-15 20-May-15 As on Jan 27, 2015 20-Jun-15 7615.8 8082 8140 8172 466.2 0 - 524.2 58 0 - Closing 15646.1 14775 15050 15315 Turmeric Spread Matrix Spot 20-Apr-15 20-May-15 20-Jun-15 Technical Chart – Jeera 556.2 90 32 0 NCDEX Feb contract Turmeric Turmeric Apr. futures traded on negative note yesterday and closed 4.00% down. It is fifth successive drop this week due to subdued demand from retailers and traders at high prices. The new crop has now hit the markets in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. There are concerns over production crop loss due to cyclone ‘Hudhud’ that hit Andhra Pradesh in Oct 2014. Demand for the commodity has been increasing rapidly from North India and from the medicinal and cosmetic industry. Spot turmeric prices increased in Erode markets last week due to arrival of good quality turmeric. Traders, especially exporters, procured good number of turmeric due to arrival of good quality produce. Many buyers were keen on buying quality hybrid turmeric and also local root variety turmeric. Technical Chart – Turmeric NCDEX Apr contract Production, Arrivals and Exports Sowing of Turmeric in AP for the 2014-15 season is reported at 0.13 lakh ha, as against 0.1 lakh ha last year. The area in Telangana stood at 0.446 lakh ha against 0.431 lakh ha last year. Exports in turmeric have increased by 10% to 43,000 tonnes during Apr-Sep 2014 as compared to last year. The export target for the 2014-15 is 80,000 tonnes according to Spice Board. Outlook Turmeric futures may trade on a mixed note on improved spot demand however profit booking on higher levels may restrict the sharp gains. Technical Outlook Source: Telequote Valid for Jan 28, 2015 Jeera NCDEX Feb Futures Unit `/qtl Support 14520-14650 Resistance 14900-15050 Turmeric NCDEX Apr Futures `/qtl 7850-7970 8200-8300 www.angelcommodities.com Commodities Daily Report th Wednesday| 28 January, 2015 ` Agricultural Commodities Kapas Cotton complex traded on a positive note yesterday. MCX Cotton Dec Futures closed 2.07% higher and NCDEX Kapas April’15 closed 0.97% higher. Domestic spot markets were stable as millers were buying as per the requirements. The arrival pace in India has picked up as procurement by the government agencies has increased in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The state-run Cotton Corp of India (CCI) started to sell cotton through electronic auctions into a weak market as it struggles to store purchases of around 50 lakh bales procured in the current crop season. Cotton prices in China India and Pakistan have fallen by 25 to 30 per cent and on the international market the commodity has lost nearly 75 per cent from last year. According to Chinese Government survey, the cotton production in China is down 2.2% and fell by 6.16 mt as cotton area shrank nearly 3%. Market Highlights NCDEX Kapas Apr ‘15 MCX Cotton Jan 15 ICE Cotton Mar ‘15 Cot look A Index As on Jan 27, 2015 Unit `20 kgs `/Bale USc/Lbs Last 728 14280 58.78 % Change Prev. day WoW 0.97 -3.06 2.07 -2.33 2.58 - 65.3 -1.06 -2.90 MoM YoY -11.33 -27.20 -9.62 -30.65 -4.62 -30.23 - -30.35 Source: Reuters Cotton Spread Matrix 30-Jan-15 27-Feb-15 30-Mar-15 Closing 30-Jan-15 14280 14500 14720 0 - As on Jan 27, 2015 27-Feb-15 30-Mar-15 220 0 - 440 220 0 Technical Chart - Kapas NCDEX April 2015 contract Technical Chart - Cotton MCX Jan contract Domestic Production and Consumption According to Cotton Association of India (CAI), cotton output in the country would stand around 402 lakh bales in season 2014-15, slightly lower than the production of the previous season when it was 407.25 lakh bales. The arrival of cotton till Jan 11 is at 168.31 lakh bales according to CCI data which is almost 3 per cent higher compared to last year. The Indian Cotton Federation has estimated cotton crop for 2014-15 season (October-September) at 406 lakh bales with Gujarat top the list with 120 lakh bales, followed by Maharashtra at 90 lakh, Telangana (45 lakh), Karnataka (33 lakh) and Seemandhra (30 lakh). Two successive years of the bumper harvest have contributed to the fall in the domestic prices below MSP. Cotton procurement by the CCI has touched 4.82 million bales highest in last six years. India’s cotton exports have also dropped by 40 per cent year on year with prices declining up to 30 per cent for the same time period as demand from China has slowed down in 2014-15. Global Cotton Updates (WASDE Report) Latest report has pegged global output up from its previous month's estimates to 119.17 Million 480-pound Bales. World ending stocks are now projected at 108.6 million bales. Global consumption is reduced nearly 4 lakh bales compared to last month. China’s consumption is lowered as mills’ response to falling domestic cotton prices continues to be sluggish and yarn imports to date remain high. Source: Telequote US production rose to 161,000 bales whereas domestic mill use and exports are unchanged. Ending stocks are now at 4.7 million. Outlook Cotton futures may trade on a mixed note. Selling on higher levels may be negative for the prices. Technical Outlook Contract Valid for Jan 28, 2015 Unit Support Resistance Kapas NCDEX April ’15 Fut `/20 kgs 708-717 735-744 Cotton MCX Jan Futures `/bale 14180-14320 14600-14750 www.angelcommodities.com
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