Led by rises in cereals and pulses, the Agriwatch Agri Commodities Index rose 2.15% to close at 116.06 during the week ended June 18, 2016 from 113.62 during the previous week. The base for the Index and all sub-Indices is 2014 (= 100).
Eight of the nine of the commodity group sub-Indices that comprise the overall Index ended higher during the week, the only exception being Vegetables.
The sub-Index values and their weekly changes are as follows
Cereals Index: 104.18 (+1.42%), Pulses Index: 201.67 (+5.65%), Vegetables Index: 78.95 (-0.43%), Edible Oils Index: 112.15 (+0.79%), Oilseeds Index: 114.55 (+1.72%), Spices Index: 124.88 (+5.56%), Sweeteners Index: 119.51 (+1.83%), Fibres Index: 110.06 (+3.72%) and Other Non-Food Articles Index: 85.92 (+0.66%).