Cashew prices rose up to Rs 25 per kg in the national capital today on pick up in buying activity due to the ongoing festival demand.
Tight supplies from growing regions also supported the upside in prices.
Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 rose up to Rs 25 to conclude at Rs 570-580, Rs 520-550, Rs 480-495 and Rs 420-450 per kg, respectively.
Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists against tight supplies from growing regions pushed up cashew prices.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:
Almond (California) new Rs 11,200, Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,400-2,500 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-16,000
Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 385-390,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-350
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Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 510 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 830-880 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 570-580 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 520-550 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 480-495 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 420-450 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 380-385
Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 300-350 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 265-300 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,700-5,800 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,150-2,200 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,200-8,600 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 4,000-4,600 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-7,500 Pistachio Irani Rs 750-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,125-1,220 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,325-1,470 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 530-620 Walnut Rs 90-150 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-450