Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on the back of fresh buying by retailers and stockists. Tight supplies from growing regions also supported the upside in prices.
Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 rose Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 535-540, Rs 485-490, Rs 435-450 and Rs 405-410 per kg, respectively.
Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists, against tight supplies from Southern regions mainly pushed up cashew prices.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:
Almond (California) new Rs 10,700 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,300-2,400 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 8,000-17,000
Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 370-375, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-375
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Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 500 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 825-875 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 535-540 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 485-490 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 435-450
Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 405-410 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 330-335 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 260-300 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 230-270 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,700-5,800 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 1,750-1,850 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 2,900-7,000
Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,000-7,500 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,000-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 4,100-4,400 Kishmish Indian green Rs 5,500-7,000 Pistachio Irani Rs 770-920 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,150-1,200
Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,450-1,500 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 520-600 Walnut Rs 120-180 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 320-570