Potato Commodity Update

21/5/13 Rohit Gupta

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Domestic Futures Performance
Potato May contract closed at Rs 931 a quintal down by 1.38% from the previous close of Rs 944.
June futures closed at Rs 855 a quintal down by 0.58% from the previous close of Rs 860. Total OI
was 3640 MT and traded volume was 1550 MT.
Futures price movement
Expiry Date Previous
Close
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20/May/13 944.00 930.00 950.00 930.00 931.00 -1.38 78.16
20/Jun/13 860.00 870.00 870.00 850.00 855.00 -0.58 4.29
19/Jul/13 825.00 820.00 838.00 820.00 831.00 0.73 20.76
20/Aug/13 807.00 807.00 818.00 805.00 814.00 0.87 22.77
20/Sep/13 786.00 799.00 808.00 799.00 801.00 1.91 10.42
Total 125.98


Spot Market Update
1. Potato futures up on rising demand.



Margin Comparison
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Exposure
margin
Add.Previous
ExpiryMargin
TotalMarg
in
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margin
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20/May/13
7.00% 3.00% 15.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 20.00% 0.00%
20/Jun/13
7.00% 3.00% 0.00% 10.00% 0.00% 0.00% 20.00% 0.00%
19/Jul/13
7.00% 3.00% 0.00% 10.00% 0.00% 0.00% 20.00% 0.00%
20/Aug/13
7.00% 3.00% 0.00% 10.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
20/Sep/13
7.10% 3.00% 0.00% 10.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%


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Total OI (In MT) Total Volume (In MT)
Near month price (RS/Quintal) Spot price (RS/Quintal)
*Prices on secondary axis


Monthly Calendar Spread
Expiry
May-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13
Sep-13
Spot
15.95 -60.05 -84.05 -101.05
-114.05
May-13 -76 -100 -117 -130.00
Jun-13 -24 -41 -54.00
Jul-13 -17 -30.00
Aug-13 -13.00














Important News
Potato futures up on rising demand.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/commodities/potato-futures-up-1-
78-on-rising-demand/articleshow/20043700.cms

Potato prices decline Rs 50/quintal in Bengal.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/potato-
prices-decliners-50quintal-in-bengal/article4712035.ece






















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