NEW DELHI, Mar 22: Almond california prices fell by Rs 100 per 40 kg at the dry fruits market in the national capital today due to subdued demand from retailers and stockists prevailing at higher rates amid adequate stocks on fresh arrivals.
Almond (California) prices were down by Rs 100 to Rs 17,900-18,100 per 40 kgs and its kernel rates also eased by Rs 5 to Rs 630-640 per kg, respectively.
Traders attributed the fall in almond prices to subdued demand from retailers and stockists prevailing at higher levels amidst adequate stocks.
Following are today’s quotations (per 40 kgs):
Almond (California-new) Rs 17,900-18,100, almond-gurbandi Rs 11,900-12,400, almond (girdhi) Rs 4,900-5,000, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 630-640 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 650-750 per kg, chilgoza-(Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,300-2,400, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,085-1,095, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 975-995, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 885-895, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 795-805, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 655-760, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 630-740, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 550-660, copra (qtl) Rs 16,000-18,500, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,700-5,400, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,500-12,500, fig Rs 25,000-35,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari local Rs 8,000-10,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari special Rs 8,000-20,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 3,700-4,400 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 5,400-8,000 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,080-1,150 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,465-1,530 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,605-1,655 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 725-870 (1 kg), walnut Rs 230-320 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 500-900. (PTI)
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