Cashew prices decline on sluggish demand

Cashew prices declined by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today, owing to fall in demand from retailers and stockists at existing higher levels.

Adequate stocks following increased arrivals from producing belts also weighed on cashew prices.

Cashew kernel (No 180, 210, 240 and 320) prices fell by Rs 5 each to settle at Rs 620-660, Rs 590-600, Rs 530-540 and Rs 430-500 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said subdued demand from retailers and stockists against adequate stocks mainly led to decline in cashew kernel prices at the wholesale dry fruit market.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:

Almond (California) Rs 10,200 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,800-4,900 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,450-2,600 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 10,000-20,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 365-370, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-340

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,400-1,600 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 620-660 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 590-600 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 530-540 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 430-500 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 435-450 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 400-420

Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 290-370 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,700-5,800 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,400-2,500 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,200-8,500 Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,500-8,000 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000

Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,900-4,500 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-7,500 Pistachio Irani Rs 800-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,110-1,215 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,340-1,390 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635 Walnut Rs 120-190 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 400-650