NEW DELHI, Nov 11: Pistachio prices moved up by Rs 5 per kg at the wholesale dry fruits market in the national capital today following increased buying by retailers and stockists amid fall in supplies.
Prices of pistachio hairati and peshawari rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 1,400-1,475 and Rs 1,575-1,650 per kg, respectively.
Marketmen said increased offtake by retailers and stockists amid fall in supplies from overseas markets, mainly pushed up pistachio prices.
Following are today’s quotations (per 40 kgs):
Almond (California-new) Rs 17,300-17,500, almond-gurbandi Rs 11,800-12,300, almond (girdhi) Rs 4,800-4,900, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-23,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 620-630 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 700-800 per kg, chilgoza- (Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,600-2,700, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,075-1,085, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 975-985, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 915-930, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 820-830, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 665-765, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 635-760, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 535-655, copra (qtl) Rs 15,000-18,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,300-4,800, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,000-11,500, fig Rs 19,000-25,000, kishmish kandhari local Rs 10,000- 15,000, kishmish kandhari special Rs 8,000-20,000, kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,400-4,000, kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000- 10,000, pistachio Irani Rs 1,100-1,200, pistachio hairati Rs 1,400-1,475, pistachio peshawari Rs 1,575-1,650, pistachio dodi (roasted) 750-860, walnut Rs 230-330 and walnut kernel(1 kg) Rs 500-900. (PTI)