NEW DELHI, June 9: Cashew prices fell by Rs 5 per kg at the wholesale dry fruit market in the national capital today owing to subdued demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks.
Increased arrivals from producing regions against slackened demand from bulk consumers also weighed pressure on the cashew prices.
Cashew kernel (No 180, 210, 240 and 230) prices fell Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 1,075-1,080, Rs 970-980, Rs 870-880 and Rs 750-770 per kg, respectively.
Marketmen said subdued demand from retailers and stockists against adequate stocks, weighed on cashew prices.
Following are today’s quotations (per 40 kgs):
Almond (California-new) Rs 18,900-19,100, almond-gurbandi Rs 12,300-12,800, almond (girdhi) Rs 5,300-5,500, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 670-680 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 650-750 per kg, chilgoza-(Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,200-2,300, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,075-1,080, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 970-980, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 870-880, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 750-770, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 700-775, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 625-725, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 555-660, copra (qtl) Rs 17,800-21,800, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 5,200-5,900, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,400-12,400, fig Rs 25,000-35,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari local Rs 8,000-10,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari special Rs 10,000-20,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 6,600-6,800 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 8,300-11,800 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,250-1,400 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,500-1,570 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,700-1,750 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 750-900 (1 kg), walnut Rs 290-390 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 590-990. (PTI)
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