The Agriwatch Agri Commodities Index dipped 0.2% to 121.47 during the week ended July 23, 2016 from 121.71 during the previous week, breaking a 7-week gaining streak during which it surged 9.8%. The base for the Index and all sub-Indices is 2014 (= 100).
Significant declines in vegetables, pulses and fibres offset gains in the other 6 commodity group sub-Indices in the main Index.
The commodity group sub-Index values and their weekly changes are as follows:
Cereals Index: 108.43 (+0.36%), Pulses Index: 221.59 (-2.42%), Vegetables Index: 83.57 (-6.49%), Edible Oils Index: 115.96 (+1.32%), Spices Index: 143.45 (+0.55%), Fibres Index: 116.94 (-4.04%), Sweeteners Index: 121.62 (+0.66%), Oilseeds Index: 115.72 (+1.35%) and Other Non-Food Articles Index: 91.89 (+1.1%).